Seychelles Snorkelling

We took a catamaran ride to Anse Royale, a gorgeous bay in the Seychelles. Along the way, we saw a super yacht called “Nord.”

Once there, we spent an hour snorkeling along the reef where we saw a stunning array of tropical fish going about there fishy lives: black and white striped scissor tail sergeants, and surgeonfish, which were neon blue with yellow accents were especially plentiful.

I got a snoot full of sea water a couple times, but I always find snorkeling so relaxing.

Back on the catamaran, we shared a Coca Cola which was labeled “maritime channel only.” When I tried using the panorama function to get a pic of that, it came out looking like someone’s rendition of an acid trip.

Speaking of drugs, I was shocked to learn that the Seychelles have the highest percentage of heroin addicts in the world, something like 10% of the population is hooked.

Just goes to show that even in a tropical paradise, people have their struggles.Read more