12 to 19 January, 2019 - La Digue, Praslin, Mahé, Colombo - (Seychelles, Sri Lanka)
It was for one short leg only, but Sri Lankan airlines gave us a business class upgrade from Kochin to Colombo. Yay!
We arrived at 4:00 a.m. or so in Seychelles, and by the time we were through customs and immigration headed straight to the ferry port. 7:30, on the boat, and we were eating brunch on the island of La Digue. Just two nights on this Seychellois island, but a great unwind.
Cute and Bold
These little red birds flit around wherever we are in Seychelles. They don't seem to mind people too much, hopping on to the chair next to me during breakfast, and flying through the verandah while we sit having a beer in the afternoon.
By the Road, La Digue
This tortoise was just plonked by the road as we were heading to the beach on La Digue.
Looking Dignified
Sometimes I Sleep in a Similar Pose
Legolas and the Tortoise
If You Want The Leaves...
... I'm going to make you work a little bit for them.
This is at a reserve on La Digue called L’Union Estate.
They Really Did Like the Leaves
Anse Source d'Argent, La Digue
Beautiful smooth rock formations at Anse Source d'Argent at the south west of the Seychellois island of La Digue.
Three nights in Praslin. We hired a car so we could scoot around the island a bit. Some great beaches, some nice snorkelling, and a few stints back in our room when the rain and storms passed through.
I spent a few hours trying to identify a very unusual fish that we spotted while snorkelling. Unfortunately, we have no photo. It turns out that it is quite difficult to Google a picture of a fish by description. It really did not matter what I searched, I ended up in thousands of unhelpful pictures. Fish identification charts. Seychelles fish. Saltwater fish of the Indian Ocean. Fat headed fish. Wide headed fish. Fat headed fish with big eyes and tapering body. Fish with camouflage pattern. Fish with ring pattern. Alas, no success.
(Update - I am now pretty certain it was a type of toadfish or pufferfish. Possibly a yellow spotted puffer or an orange spotted toadfish.)
I did manage to identify another first time spotting - a fluorescent emperor angel fish. Again, unphotographed, but one we will not forget too soon.
Buying Barracuda
Our apartment on Praslin had a kitchen, so Jo decided to cook a couple of dinners. The fish doesn't get much fresher.
Beautiful Anse Lazio
Coco de Mer
The sensuously shaped coco de mer grows in only two places in the world, Praslin and one other nearby island. However, this slightly naughty shaped nut appears on logos and signs all over the Seychelles islands.
Coco de Mer "Bums" Passport Stamps
Bum like images even on the passport stamps. They are proud of their coco de mer.
And for our final two nights, we came to Mahé. An early morning flight from Victoria meant we didn't want to be too far from the capital.
Our trip home has us flying via Colombo, with around 12 hours there, so our aim is to head out for some beer and roti.
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