We went to Seychelles for 10 days. Doesn’t feel too Africa like. It was more developed than I thought it would be, but not a lot of groceries. We beached and beached and snorkeled and snorkeled. We saw some things you can only see on the islands and may not be able to see in the future.
Beach 1- with waves
Local beer
Our first hotel didn’t have our reservation so they upgraded us for free to a real hotel with 30 rooms, a pool, and cool tubs the kids liked. Luck- really luck- in Africa.
Hike 1 to our secret beach in the back. Forgot water so kind of a bummer once we got there, but we survived. Hot to hike in the jungle.
Hike 2- for the view….
More private beach space
A ferry to La Digue- cool town with bikes for rent to explore the town. ( or cow cart taxis)
Beaches on La Digue with granite formations – but little shade- so David made our hut of shade.
Hotel in Praslin- smaller and further away from beach than expected. Self catering but minimal groceries. In fact I felt like we were spoiled in TZ with groceries in this place. But we made due and by the end even liked our little place for walking to the beach at night to see the sunset.
Side trip to an island with giant land tortoise reserve. http://islandbiodiversity.com/tortoise.htm#Giant Tortoises
Coco De Mai- largest nut and only found here!!! Looks like men and woman private parts. Endemics like the black parrot seen here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco_de_Mer
Our favorite beach on Praslin.
I brought one suit that Cole couldn’t wear so we bought him a European little suit and he loved it. He called it his fast swimsuit. Couldn’t believe he said yes.
Nights at the beach.
