Spring Break in Mauritius *

Mauritius. Well what can I say about this little Tropical Island that I’m sure hardly anyone has even heard of. We rented a villa for our 4 day stay in a part called Flik en Flak. Besides being totally swamped with semester at sea students, it was a really fun time and basically became our spring break.

The people we rented the villa from were really wonderful and so welcoming. Everyday they made us breakfast, and at night everyone got together for a family style meal, cooked by none other then Chef Sandy. The first day, after getting my 6 hours of dock time out of the way (which I got for being late to my safari) We headed over to the villa.. Ours turned out to be really nice, compared to other peoples, probably could have done without the cockroaches but its hard to complain when your spending hardly any money for a house, for a week, with your friends, having an amazing time.. The next morning we had to wake up rrreally early to get a ride back to the ship to go on a Catamaran trip. We went out all day, barbequed, snorkeled, and lied out on the boat and had a great time. I felt so incredibly content all day and just thought about how perfect everything is.

The next day we hung out on the beach all day, did some shopping and just relaxed until we had yet another delicious dinner at Sandy’s.

The nightlife was fun although it was basically a semester at sea gathering- but since your still meeting new people everyday, Its always a new experience.. Our last day there we slept in and set out for some food, until we needed to get back for our shuttle back to the ship. We spent our last day in Port Louis, at the waterfront, walking around, there were a lot of markets and people just out on the street selling random things; it reminded me a lot of china town, in the sense of the atmosphere..there were a lot of people- selling those types of goods. Mauritius had a very heavy Indian- influence that I noticed a lot in the architecture.. All in all, not so much of a learning experience as much as a mini vacation.. which is just fine with me. Next up is India where I’ll be headed to the Taj Mahal which should be amazing and hopefully ill get some service visits in. Hope all is well with everyone.. feel free to email me .. keg@udel.edu I love getting mail too!! Hope you enjoy the pictures..Talk to you all soon!