Friday 30th May – All at Sea

Up early this morning! We are due at the marina just before 9.

We packed the car – lots to take today: snorkeling gear, hats, sun screen towels, books – and made our way to the marina. Loaded into the little boat we headed out of the marina to deeper water and our boat for the day.

The skipper and two crew showed us around and we sat on the deck up front as we set sail. We first headed out to sea in an attempt to see some dolphins – they weren’t around on Friday, but we both got to lay on the netting at the front of the catamaran as we cut through the waves.

This being Mauritius, and the start of winter, we have learnt to expect all seasons – and indeed we spent ten minutes wrapped in our towels a the rain fell.

But rain soon turned to sun and we were heading back to the shore and a reef just by our own beach here at La Preneuse. The boat tied to. body it was time to snorkel and see the fish.

The sea was calm and warm – our skipper and crew threw some bread into the water and the fish were jumping up to get their share! Then on with the mask and fins as we snorkeled around the boat and a little toward the reef.

Back onto the boat and hosed down with fresh water, I made my way to the front deck to watch Shaun as he continued to snorkel.

We then headed south down the coast and the crew BBQd some fish, chicken, prawns and sausage for our lunch (terrible hair! but the wind was blowing … ).

Next stop the lagoon near Le Morne. The water is shallow here and the sea a beautiful turquoise. Rising from the lagoon is The Crystal Rock – a freestanding coral rock shaped over centuries by ocean currents.

And the smaller Dragon Rock