Boyzz 16 nights aboard the Silver Discoverer from Maputo to Mahe December 2018
We flew from Malta to Maputo via Doha on Qatar airlines
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Availed ourselves of a Business Lounge in Rome- as 6 hours was a long wait with the crowds!. Then the pater upgraded to business class in Doha, whoopee to Maputo! |
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Installed ourselves into a pleasant room in the Southern Sun in Maputo with a large balcony with good views of the pool and the sea |
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| And enjoyed a bottle of 'Fat Bastard' wine with the pater. Good tucker at breakfasts and a word with Pere Noel |
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After 2 nights in Maputo we boarded our old friend the Silver Discoverer and soon settled in to a life of luxury aboard
Madagascar
First pawprint ashore was Tulear where we visited an Arboretum and Lemur sanctuary
We disguised quite well in this baobab!
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| Lots of different lizards and tortoises . Lemurs that had been injured or rescued from captivity. And then the pater discerned a rare tiny mouse lemur- was he happy! |
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Then onto Andavadoaka, a fishing village |
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Third port of call was Morondova. Fair wowed by the avenue of Baobabs and had some good grub too |
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back across to Mozambique
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Then tacked NW for a whole day to Mozambique Island, a charming, decaying ex Portuguese town & once superbly important fort |
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Stopped at the Rickshaw for a cooling beer - my it was hot! The padres went on a dhow for a swim in a creek- we stayed with Bright |
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Ibo Island was even more impressive with its decaying colonial buildings. Having walked our paws off round it & its fort, a pleasant dip was enjoyed |
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| & we drove the zodiac back to the ship! |
Tanzania
Next hop off, Kilwa Kisiwani, was an incredible place - had been so advanced & important 1500 years ago |
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Zanzibar: apart from a few doors, this was now a tourist trap. We stayed in our bag on the long walk through it, just emerged at drinks time |
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Assumption & Aldabra , Seychelles
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After a day at sea, we were glad to stretch the paws on Assumption . Whilst the padres went off spying turtle tracks, we just propped up the bar |
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| Could not quite eat all of this yummy barbecue on New Year's Day on Aldabra: this crab was hungry too! |
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The giant tortoises were giant: we preferred the stuffed ones but the padres said 'no room in the cases' . Not so scared on this shell though |
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Then next day an idyllic zodiac ride through the Aldabra Atoll to La Digi, more admirers & champagne here. Almost the end of the dream cruise |
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| Final pawfall was Desroches;unimpressive after Aldabra, with a tortoise sanctuary. Chance for another zodiac ride though, and drink ashore |
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Onto the Seychelles 2019