When presented with the opportunity to use a toilet, use it. You really never know when you’ll get another chance and when staying for two weeks on a tropical island constantly hydrating and on boats with no toilets, it becomes even more imperative. We transferred from Lakaz Chamarel on day eight and took the long,…
Tag: Tortoises
The Natural Beauty of Mauritius
Humans suck. I should amend that. Humans often suck. Through our many travels we’ve been fortunate enough to bask in natural wonders of our destinations along with the often, tragic histories that they include. In the Galapagos, the entire archipelago is a national park, which naturalist guides, heavy regulation and strict environmental policies in place…
Praslin
Accommodation: Constance Lemuria/ L’Escale Our exploration of the Seychelles continued as we made our way back to the Mahé airport to the domestic terminal to board our very small plane to the island of Praslin. The weather this day was dreary and rainy which actually made for a good travel day as it took most…
Mahé
Accommodation: Constance Ephelia Our trip is essentially split into two one week trips, the first week had us staying on the main island of the Seychelles, known as Mahé which houses most of the population and the capital city, Victoria. Our accommodation at the Ephelia is located on the southwest side of the island so…
Day 1: GIANT Tortaises
Accommodation: Mansion del Angel; Samba Our first day on the islands came after our early morning flight from Quito through Guayaquil and finally onto the small island of Baltra. Baltra is uninhabited and is located in the middle of the archipelago and was originally developed to serve as a US military base during WWII. As…
