First impressions of Mauritius
After a strenuous flight to the southern hemisphere (and to “winter”) we arrived at the airport, queue for the immigration check, got our luggage and headed to the transfer bus… after an hour of rough driving we arrived at our hotel. It looks really nice, sparrows and other local birds chirped their “Hello” to us. The entrance hall has no walls on the ground floor, so the birds can pass unhindered.
After a nice half day of catching up sleep, we strolled around a bit and looked at the hotel. It looks nice and clean, and the beach is calm and sandy. The food is also excellent and the people are very friendly. I think I like this place.
We also had our first dive here, it is not quite as colourful as in the Red Sea, but there are many things to see as well.
We also did snorkel on the beach, there are many fish and also lots of sea-cucumbers here. The water is really shallow and you always have ground under your feet. The reef is about 500m out in the sea, but we have not reached it yet because of strong currents.