As last night was a Sunday we had a much quieter sleep…no partying so no earplugs needed. Partially due to an extreme burn on my derrière from snorkeling yesterday with my behind sunny side up we decided to start the day with some non-beach touring in central Mauritius. I had a few navigational challenges in getting us to our first stop. At one point people were beeping at us. …
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 …