Mauritius: magic month 3

Imagine a beach house leading from patio to shady grass to white beach to turquoise sea.

Imagine living on a yacht anchored a short distance from the beach, with your family in the beach house.

Imagine what a great place this would be for a family reunion... well, it really was!

Soft, balmy sunsets

Babies practiced "walking" (sorry sideways...!)

Grandparents got stronger!

The dinghy was always on standby, to act as transport and often climbing frame for beach children!

The yacht was a great place for celebrations...

... and also provided winches, ropes, anchor chains, fenders and other interesting play-items: a strangely different, wonderful new home to explore.

A window that looks down on people!

There was a successful day-trip to an island: even 90-year olds, if determined and plucky, can get from beach to dinghy to boat safely - what a celebration!

We ventured out for a car trip to a waterfall in the Black River (Riviere Noire) area: beautiful even in the dry season.

One of the most famous sights in Mauritius is the Seven Coloured Earth (s), a striking geological formation nearby, in the Chamarel plain. These sand dunes have seven distinct colours (approximately red, brown, violet, green, blue, purple, yellow); he differently coloured soil components settle in different layers, giving the dunes a beautiful patterned appearance.

Then followed a drive along the scenic south coast to the Gris-Gris headlands of Souillac, a rugged area very exposed to the SE Trade winds.

Back to the beach-house - at the end of the holiday, left-overs and toys were ferried back to Ketoro at the end of the holiday.

Mauritius had been a magical place for a family reunion!

These little ones inspired us to take another look at our journeys and experiences on Ketoro, and tell them in a way that would keep us close to them. So we have set up a blog for them:

www.ketorograndies.blogspot.com.

At this stage it shares our animals with them - and all other children who may be interested!