I was welcomed to the island of Mauritius from the skies with huge grey and silver rain clouds leaving enough gaps to see the lush green foliage below. My hosts at Le Bamboo Guesthouse kindly picked me up from the airport. Ever so friendly and welcoming. When I arrived at the guest house even the pet rabbit, Zoom - Zoom made an appearance. The 3am flight had taken it out of me, even though half the time inflight was spent unconscious - A quick nanna nap was in order. Come 1:30pm I was ready to explore Mahebourg even with the risk of getting caught in a rain shower, umbrellaless. Oh and down the rain drops hit, conveniently whilst I was under a mass of boa trees overlooking the waterfront. Half an hour later it was safe to finally walk along the waterfront without being rain swept into the harbour. There I met David a local fisherman, tour guide and artist. After seeing his necklaces made from 'nature'. Nature meaning sea urchins, coral and shells, I made a purchase of his necklaces, thinking this could be my shopping for the holiday done... Obviously kidding myself. :D
It was getting close to 3pm and my tastebuds told me it was time to try some local cuisine. David kindly took me to a local establishment called Salut Les Copains. Here I indulged in my first seafood dish... Octopus! Yummo :) Bargain dinner package - $4
Back to the guesthouse for what I planned was a quick nap... But ended up being 14 hours later!
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