SEYCHELLES


Spirit of Ponant


sand with a smattering of tourists who had cycled from the other side of the island. We ignored them and took the tender boat to tiny Anse Marron, accessible only LÞ Ãi>° /hiÀi] Üi ViÀVÕmn>Ûi}>Ìi` > wil` ov LoÕl`iÀÃ Ìo wn` > ÃViniV LÕÌ iÃol>Ìi` Ã>n`Þ Vli>Àin}° ƂÃ Ãoon >Ã Üi yo««i` `oÜn in Ìhi Ãh>lloÜÃ] Üi ÜiÀi ÃÕÀÀoÕn`i` q noÌ LÞ oÌhiÀ ÌoÕÀiÃÌÃ] LÕÌ LÞ VÕÀioÕÃ âiLÀ>wÃh°


Tortoise crossing /hi niÝÌ moÀnin}] >vÌiÀ > ni}hÌ ov }inÌlÞ ÃÜ>Þin} Ãlii«] ÌhiÀi Ü>à jÕÃÌ > Ãin}li ÃiÌ ov vooÌ«ÀinÌà on Ìhi Ã>n` >à Üi Õ««i` >nVhoÀ° º7i li>Ûi Ìhi ÌÕÀµÕoiÃi Ãi>Ü>ÌiÀ Ìo }o Ìo >noÌhiÀ «l>Vi ÜiÌh ÌÕÀµÕoiÃi Ãi>Ü>ÌiÀ° ̽à }oo`] no¶» Ã>i` ÀinVh V>«Ì>in


My favourite place for a glass of fizz was at the twin bow of the boat, where you could sit and look down as the waves whooshed below


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a fecund headland whose greenery cascaded into water Ìhi VoloÕÀ ov omL>Þ ->««hiÀi] ÀoVkà >lmoÃÌ «iÀviVÌlÞ «l>Vi` >mi` Ìhi Ûi}iÌ>Ìion >à in > >«>niÃi ÀoVk }>À`in° ƂÀoÕn` Ìhi hi>`l>n`] ÌhoÕ}h] > ÃÕÀ«ÀiÃi l>Þ in ÃÌoÀi q Ìhi Û>ÃÌ hÕll ov > VÀÕiÃi Ãhi«° -hi h>` Vomi] >à Üi had, to the more touristy side of La Digue, lured by the -iÞVhilliý moÃÌ «hoÌo}iniV Li>Vh] ƂnÃi -oÕÀVi `½ƂÀ}inÌ° And what a beach, with its crenelated rocks backed LÞ Ì>k>m>k> >n` «>lm ÌÀiià >n` Ài>Vhi` ÌhÀoÕ}h Ìhi ol` Û>nill> >n` VoVonÕÌ ½1nion


ÃÌ>Ìi] ÜhiÀi Üi ëoÌÌi`


>`>}>ÃV>À vo`Þ LiÀ`à yiÌÌin} LÞ in > LlÕÀ ov oÀ>n}i° Ì Ü>à Ão `ivviÀinÌ vÀom Ìhi `iÃiÀÌi` Li>Vh «>À>`iÃi Üi½` enjoyed the day before – bikini-clad tourists danced to oL >ÀliÞ mÕÃiV >Ì oni Li>Vh L>À] Ühili *hil olliný


Just Another Day in Paradise «Õm«i` oÕÌ vÀom >noÌhiÀ° Away from the throng, we cycled to the north of the island, where the cinnamon and coconut oil trade began. Ì Ü>à > hoÌ] ÃÌiVkÞ LÕÌ ÃViniV ÌÀi«] in moÀi Ü>Þà Ìh>n oni q i̽à noÌ iÛiÀÞ `>Þ ÞoÕ Ãii > ¼ÌoÀÌoiÃi VÀoÃÃin}½ Ào>` Ãi}n° >Vk on Lo>À`] Üi h>` `iwniÌilÞ i>Àni` > }l>Ãà oÀ ÌÜo ov Vh>m«>}ni >à Üill >à Ãomi ov Ìhi Ì>ÃÌÞ voo` ÃiÀÛi` Õ« LÞ Vhiv ohn ,oÃiÌÌi] Üho h>` «ÀiÛioÕÃlÞ ÜoÀki` >Ì -iÝ -inÃià >n` oÕÀ -i>Ãonà «Ào«iÀÌiià in Ìhi -iÞVhillið ÛiÀÞ mi>l vilÌ liki >n oVV>Ãion] ÜiÌh `iÃhià ÃiÀÛi` v>milÞ- ÃÌÞli >Ì Ìhi Ì>Lli] vÀom «oÀk->n`-ëin>Vh À>Ûioli Ìo Ìhi vÀiÃhiÃÌ ov wÃh] Ãim«lÞ L>ÀLiVÕi` ÜiÌh Ã>lÌ oÀ ëiVi` Õ« ÜiÌh Vinn>mon vÀom > i}Õi° /hi Üini yoÜi` >à vÀiilÞ >à you wanted it to – everything is included on this itinerary. Þ v>ÛoÕÀiÌi «l>Vi voÀ > }l>Ãà ov wââ Ü>à >Ì Ìhi ÌÜin LoÜ ov Ìhi Lo>Ì° iÀi] ÞoÕ VoÕl` ÃiÌ q >n` Ãi« q on bean bags on the netting, looking down as the waves ÜhooÃhi` LiloÜ° Ƃ «o` ov `ol«hinà ÃomiÌimià iÛin «ÕÌ in >n >««i>À>nVi° /hi yÞLÀi`}i Ìoo Ü>à > }>ÌhiÀin} «l>Vi LivoÀi `inniÀ] ÜhiÀi hoÃÌiÃÃ


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