Category: 2019-07 US Mauritius

Since the weather forecast announced strong winds for today, we rented a car and drove inland for hiking. At the entrance of the national park, the Petrin Visitors Centre, it started to rain like from buckets. Rainforest in the truest sense of the word!

Fortunately, you could buy raincoats there. We had left ours nicely in the apartment. The Macchabee Forest Loop Trail went through the forest as the name suggests.

The main attraction is the upper end of a waterfall, which you have to cross. We hiked about 11 km and got to see a whole new, green side of Mauritius. Unfortunately, the people here have wiped out many species of creatures and plants. Now they are trying to protect and reforest a part of it.

We saw monkeys and a small hawk. Beautiful viewpoints with waterfalls and even a rainbow. Back in Flic en Flac we had vegetable curry with rice. Reiner was still studying for his dive.

Silke

Early in the morning Reiner walked to the diving school, but should come back later. We baked pancakes for breakfast. A nice walk on the beach led us again to the Hotel Villas Caroline, where the diving school is located. Reiner made a few appointments, then we headed back along the water.

Due to the wind, there were masses of flotsam and jetsam on the beach. Among other things, many pieces of coral, sea urchins and a can of sardines.

Because of the sea urchins and stone fish in the shallow water, bathing shoes are also definitely advised. We lay in the sand for a while and watched the waves crashing up on the reef edge. In the afternoon in our apartment Reiner started to study and I continued with the backpack for sewing. Then we had another mustard party (cooked too much yesterday) and fruit salad. At the end of the day we played a round of Carcassonne.

Silke

Today we had rain from time to time. Since an overhead line started to spit fire after a rain shower, we had a power outage for a short time. However, workers came quite quickly to fix it.

We took a walk on the beach and Reiner went to the hairdresser. Then we did some shopping and prepared mustard eggs for dinner.

Silke

We had a beach day.

In the evening we went for pizza in the village.

Silke

We slept in and Reiner went shopping for bread, eggs and milk. We made ourselves a delicious breakfast and then explored the place. The beach on the Indian Ocean is gorgeous.

To the village center, with many stores, diving schools and restaurants we walked about 30 min. The days are, because it is winter, quite short. Already at 17:45 o’clock is sunset. Daytime high temperature 27 degrees, at night 21 degrees. In the evening we had a curry pan with fresh coconut, lentils, mushrooms and tomatoes.

Silke

After another stopover in Johannesburg ( we have been there before?) we reached Mauritius. More than an hour late, because the plane in Johannesburg still had start problems. The island greeted us with rain! Scheduled buses go only until about 17:00 why we had to take a cab (1500 Mauritius Rupees / 38 euros). Our landlord of Sun Stay Beach Apartment in Flic en Flac, waited for us, showed us the apartment and gave us some tips. We had dinner in a small Indian restaurant on the beach.

Silke