Mauritius

A very happy belated new year all!

So I had a very busy Christmas, working up until midday on Christmas Eve at my office job and then I worked Christmas Eve evening and Christmas day at the pub, so as you can imagine I wasn’t the happiest person about, until I had finished work. However after some champagne and Christmas dinner I soon cheered up and even produced a fun quiz for the family, the Tomlinsons and Nath which soon got quite competitive. All it all it was a lovely festive day and by the end of it, I was exhausted.

New Year’s Eve quickly came round, to which Mum, Dad, Adrian and I flew out to Mauritius to be with Granny and Granda, Dad’s sister Alison, Avron and my cousins Ross and Joel to welcome in 2014. It was the most amazing holiday and would recommend the island to anyone, so thank you Granny and Granda for such an incredible treat.

Whilst we were there we witnessed a Cyclone, which didn’t directly hit Mauritius itself, however we still experienced torrential rain and lots of wind. But this hardly dampened our spirits like it would be in UK, the weather was still hot and humid and we got a fair bit of sun.

We stayed at Le Mauritia, located on the North of the Island in an area called Grand Baie, not far from the capital Port Louis. For those of you who have yet to visit Mauritius, the main language spoken is either French or Creole and the country is located, not far from South Africa and Madagascar and is in the Indian Ocean. So if you are travelling from the UK, you are looking at around a 12 hour flight.

We spent most of the week in the sea, taking full advantage of the water sports; water-skiing, paddle-boarding, wind-surfing and sailing. It was a perfect area for beginners to learn, as the hotel was situated in a bay, so even if it was windy, the bay was still quite calm.

We also had a great day out on the East of the island on a Catamaran, where we went parasailing and to say it was incredible was an understatement, the views were just incredible and you could see the reef, where the colour of the sea went from bright blue, to dark blue.

The food in the hotel was lovely and there was great variation every day, and I managed to control myself and stuck to mainly only one helping. There was lots of fish, including sushi, lots of different meats, salads, cheeses fruits, pastas and then pizzas, so whatever you wanted it was there.

All in all, an amazing holiday and it was so great getting to see my family (from South Africa) and spend some good quality time with them.

Until next time xo