Tag: beach
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FROM VENICE TO MAHÉBOURG
A Spirited Dance After three months, I had to dust my luggage and defrost the fridge when I started preparing for my departure. This Blog-page was created for the 2023 trip to Mahébourg. I never imagined that I would return again and again. Upon my return home. I was embarrassed by my yearning for Mahébourg.…
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HOLDING AN ECOSYSTEM IN MY HAND
A LAST SNORKEL The sand is not just sea sand. It’s a magical mix of crushed shells, rock, other organic matter and teeny weeny shells, recognisable as such – a condensed ecosystem. The sun was lower than on my usual snorkelling explorations at Pointe d’Esny. I was lying in the shallows with my mask on,…
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IN SEARCH OF MERMAIDS
I’m back in my fishing village in Mauritius ! While I’m getting ready to start diving, I wanted to share another travelling experience with you. A journey of self-discovery. As I got to paragraph two, I found myself writing an allegory, a tale about a mermaid and a fisherman ! How not to … when…
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ENDLESS DIVING
Celebrating life today! Today, a year ago, I dived Purple Cave just outside the reef of Blue Bay, Mauritius. I was travelling solo for the first time in decades and the first time since becoming mobility challenged. During the beginning of my stay, unfavourable weather conditions kept me confined to my studio flat, before I…
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BEACHED – THE BEST WAY!
Finding the perfect spot. For weeks I wanted to get to the beach of Pointe d’Esny. With only two public entries and being dependant on the bus for transport, I was a little concerned about walking distances between these entries and the bus stop as well as the condition of the beach. Would my mobility…