8th March 2008 Port Louis, Mauritius
Arrived early morning and walked into town - about 15 minutes - rather than take the ferry, just to see a little of the local life. In the event, our seeking of an internet cafe took us to a newish shopping centre close to where our fellow passengers were arriving. M did the business whilst D took a few beers on the waterfront with a fellow passenger from the principality (Wales to you lot).
On our return to MSVG we lined up for the Mauritius - South of the island tour and weren't disappointed. We meandered down the west coast and then turned inland to a fabulous waterfall of about 100 m before journeying to a site of various volcanic sands in six or seven different hues. We travelled on to other places with waterfalls and volcanic craters including one site which was a religious Hindu location. We missed the main annual ceremony by 3 days only. We finished our fairly long tour in Curepipe (Pipecleaner) where M procured her mandatory (rest needs no words) before accessing the finest volcanic crater of all (too dark for pics) known as the 'Deer's arse' which was spectacular for being a mere 200 m diameter and 100 m deep. We guess you get the allusion.
Returned to MSVG for our onward journey to Reunion. Our only observation was the island was flatter than we expected and whilst pleasant not as spectacular as we anticipated. M was fascinated that although the official language is English - and everyone speaks it - the only lingo we heard anywhere was French or patois!
