Though Mauritius was an incredible island to explore, my favorite part of the trip was spending time with some special friends from Kingsley's Universtiy years. Below are a few of my favorite snapshots from the week.
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Our first day in Mauritius we took the opportunity to dive at a beautiful dive site called the Aqarium. This was my first time in about a year so I was a little apprehensive about it, especially since the surface waves were fairly significant just above the dive site. I also had not done any diving in water that far south so it despite my 5mm wetsuit I was pretty cold, well actually freezing during the entire dive. But all of that was so worth it for the beautiful turtle encounter I had which can be seen in the video below.
Mauritius Diving 2016 from
Lynn Wood on
Vimeo.
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In mid- August Kingsley and I spent a week staying at a wonderful hotel and resort in Mauritius called the One and Only St Geran. It's located on the East coast of the island about an hours drive by road from the airport, the hotel occupies a private peninsula with golden sandy beaches. Of course, the views and the facilities are magnificent but more than that we felt immediately at home after our arrival.
Mauritius is an entire nation of immigrants, many of which are from India. Kingsley went to Universtiy with quite a few Mauritians who became his close friends. Thus our trip back to visit these friends was very special for Kingsley after all of these years. Creole is the informal language and is spoken in homes and between friends, but everyone also speaks English.
A good portion of the island is surrounded by an outer reef, which creates calm and piercingly blue lagoons for swimming and awesome water sports. We had a chance to kayak, water ski and do some amazing diving while staying at the resort.
Overall I would highly recommend this hotel as a gorgeous place to stay in Mauritius. I am hoping we can return to visit again someday soon.
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