Seychelles

Paradise found! Picture this . . . . Calm, turquois water Soft, white sand Red, granite rocks and mountains Green, flourishing forests Bright red and yellow birds Purple flowers Natural fresh-water waterfalls And a full moon! No pictures, videos, or descriptions can do this place justice! It is without doubt, the most beautiful place Michael and I have ever been to, and probably will ever be! We spent the first three nights on Seychelle's second largest island, Praslin. We had heard that this island is said to be the "original garden of eden," and we can certainly see why! Of course, the first thing we did was arrange to go scuba-diving. The site we dove at is called Roch Es Bas, meaning, rocks below. The dive was incredible and we saw hundreds of species of fish, living coral, and jewel toned shells. It was one of our best dives ever! It just so happens that the beech rated "the best on the planet" by Travel and Leisure magazine, is located on Praslin. It is called Anse Lasio. Michael and I have never seeing anything quite like this before. At our first glance, we had no choice but to stop, open jawed, with the most wonderful feeling of bliss.

MICHAEL BUILDING SAND CASTLE
Our only present concern is building a mote before the tide comes in!

The last few nights in the Seychelles, we spent on the largest island, Mahe. We stayed at the Coral Strand Hotel located right on Beau Vallon Beach - another incredible site! It was so neat to see so many tourists from all around the world. We visited Victoria, the capital city of Seychelles, which also happens to be the only city in the Seychelles (the rest are simply called villages.) The city is adorable! And the people are so very friendly.

While in Port Douglas, Australia, we met a guy originally from the Seychelle Islands. He told us how his family was evicted from the country years ago for stupid reasons and about how controlling the government is. In deed, Michael and I were able to see this throughout our stay here. One example is if you exchange money legally at the bank, the rate is 1 USD = 6.18 Rupee. However, if you exchange money via the black market, you can get up to 12 rupees for 1 USD. This helped us out tremendously, because instead of our 750 Rupee hotel room being $120/night, it is now only $62/night! We found out that Seychelles can be a very expensive place to visit if you do it the legal way! The Seychelle Islands are so beautiful that we don't want to leave! Mike, of course, is talking about moving here like he does everywhere else (except for Mauritius). However, we are extremely excited to leave for Africa tonight!

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