I had a bad night due to the onset of a cold. I felt weak and dizzy but I wasn’t going to let that stop us from heading in to the bustling city of Port Louis. The traffic was busy. After a few wrong turns, we headed to the harbour front and parked the car. The day was hot and warm which was just perfect for a day of …
I woke early and drowsily listened to a choir of singing birds. We took the clown car to the Spar grocery store where we loaded up on food and drinks for the week. Being an island and needing most things to be shipped in, almost everything is expensive. We paid the equivalent of $3 Canadian for six eggs, $2 for a can of corn and $6 for a small …
I had no idea where Mauritius was when John first suggested we go, so for those of you who are like me, here’s the scoop. Mauritius is an African country that is a volcanic island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, about 1,132 kms beside Madagascar. It is Africa’s most densely populated country so traffic can get quite busy at times. French is the main language but people …
The fog is thick as ….lets just say it’s really thick when we get up at 5:30am. We pack and meet Chicho and Peter for breakfast at 6:30. Peter always served wieners at our breakfast and today they have wieners in the breakfast buffet. It must be a Tanzanian thing. Water buck are eating grass beside the terrace. We actually get internet so I help Graham put a bit …
