Tortoise Cuddling at Curieuse Island Starting our Boat TourToday is the rescheduled date for the Curieuse Island & snorkelling tour we postponed due to my food poisoning.I see a number of rare black parrots as we wait In the lodge parking lot for our morning pick-up.Our shuttle van arrives at 9:00am sharp. The French couple sitting beside us seem quite concerned with the steep and narrow road access road to …
Pudding Revenge, Big Nuts and BeachingWhat Was I Thinking?The black pudding I ate yesterday morning was delicious. It didn’t taste so great when it came back up at 3am and again at 5am. Black pudding is made from pigs blood, grains, lard and spices and shaped into a sausage. One of those ingredients was battling my stomach all night. Moral of the story: do not subject your tourist tummy …
Anse Lazio BeachBats and BirdsI sleep in until 5:40am. John is still in bed when I head out to the mango trees on our accommodation’s property in search of rare parrots and other local birds. I am joined by one of the eight Mango Lodge resident dogs.Aaron (a staff member at Mango Lodge) assists me with bird spotting. Yes the parrots are here, as is the Madagascar Red Fody. …
Hello Seychelles Arrival Our flight from Madagascar arrives in Victoria on Mahe Island in the Seychelles at about 10:00pm. It is an hour ahead of Madagascar time. Our Emirates plane stops here for an hour and will then continue on to Dubai after loading up with passengers leaving the Seychelles. The plane was less than half full for our segment and only about 30 of us get off at this stop.So we …
