I went snorkeling, visited a botanical garden and then went on a second excursion around town today.
For the first excursion, we walked off the ship onto the pier and then boarded a catamaran which took us to the snorkeling spot. They provided the gear and I spent a more than an hour snorkeling and looking at the fish, vegetation and coral underwater. When I looked up, I couldn’t see anyone else in the water- apparently everyone else was already back on the catamaran. I did enjoy every last minute of snorkeling I squeezed out of our time there.
The most amazing part of the snorkeling was when a large school of fish swam by. I’ve never seen such a big school of fish while snorkeling.
From the catamaran, we took a dinghy to the beach where we boarded a bus which took us to a Le Jardin Du Roi- a spice garden where we saw spice plants, endemic plants and Seychelles giant tortoises.
I got back from the snorkeling excursion, changed my clothes and had 5 minutes to grab a sandwich for lunch before heading out on my second excursion.
For the second excursion, we drove around the northern part of the island to see another garden with more Seychelles giant tortoises, some beautiful beach & scenic views and spent some time at a beach with amazing white, soft sand.
One very odd thing about this island is that is is made from granite rocks. The inner Seychelles islands are made from granite and the outer islands/atolls are made from coral.
