Michele goes snorkeling for the 1st time
5 uren geleden, Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Rainbow
Gisteren, Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
It's been raining this morning and now we have a rainbow!
Back in the Buddah bar for dinner
23 juni, Mauritius ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
The main restaurant has been rethatched this week and reopened a couple of nights ago so we thought we'd revisit!
Red sky at night, snorkelers delight
23 juni, Mauritius ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
We've signed up for the snorkeling tomorrow!
Glass bottom boat trip
23 juni, Mauritius ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We had planned to go on the glass bottomed boat yesterday but the sea was too rough so all activity was cancelled. We did manage to go out today, the water is very shallow and there's lots of coal.Meer informatie
Morning beach walk
23 juni, Mauritius ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Pleasant walk up the beach this morning to reach the rendez-vous point for the boat trip.
After dinner drinks
22 juni, Mauritius ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
We've eaten at the buffet tonight which was Latino themed and are now sitting in the bar with a glass of red wine and the tablet ready for the live music or to do a crossword together.
Late afternoon chill
22 juni, Mauritius ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
A few spots of rain forced us under the cover of the Buddha Bar where we've been reading and doing a crossword.
Table tennis
22 juni, Mauritius ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
This morning's trip on the glass bottomed boat was cancelled due to the weather, so we have been reading and then after lunch playing table tennis. It was good fun, albeit the quality of the gameMeer informatie
Dinner at Maré Maré
21 juni, Mauritius ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
Breezy day
21 juni, Mauritius ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
Towel art!
21 juni, Mauritius ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
Packed bar on a Saturday night
20 juni, Mauritius ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
Touch of wind
20 juni, Mauritius ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
The breeze is up tonight, the lights in the bar are on the move
After dinner chill
20 juni, Mauritius ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Another spectacular sunset
20 juni, Mauritius ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
The Rhumerie at Chamarel
20 juni, Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Rhum made from Mauritian sugar cane. It's got a high alcohol content and it's a bit like drinking turpentine.
Giant tortoises at Chamarel
20 juni, Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Aldabra tortoises, introduced to Mauritius from the Seychelles.
7 coloured earth
20 juni, Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
The volcanic basalt has broken down over time and it's coloured by different oxides of iron and aluminium. The sand is off differing density and will naturally separate if mixed together in a testMeer informatie
The Chamarel waterfall
20 juni, Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
The largest waterfall in Mauritius at 100m. It's been dry for a while so the flow is quite light.
Black river gorges national park
20 juni, Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Mauritius's largest national park. The "monkeys" are native Mauritian long tailed macaques. The Alexandra falls are also here.
The Hindu temples at Grand Bassin
20 juni, Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
On the lake ganga talao, a sacred Hindu lake, blessed with water from the Ganges. The 2 statues on the approach are Mangal Mahadev and Lord Shiva, both 33m tall
Takamaka Winery
20 juni, Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Slightly loose use of the term as they produce "wine" from lychees. They do a dry white, a rosé and a dessert white. The dry and rosé weren't dreadful.
Mauritius - home of the Dodo
20 juni, Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
The Dodo was native to Mauritius. They laid only one egg per year. Between sailors eating the birds and mongooses, introduced to keep the rat populations down in the sugar plantations, eating theirMeer informatie
View across to another volcano
20 juni, Mauritius ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C