Seychelles Day 7 and 8 - Mahe, It's a Wrap

We arrive in Mahe early Saturday morning. This is the last full day of the cruise and we're off to see Victoria, the capital of the Seychelles.  We wander around the small downtown and into the market; it's not too big but it is lively and colourful and the catch of the day is plentiful.  We are allotted much more time to visit the market than there is stuff to see but eventually we carry on to visit the old Mission.  Up and up we go to the top of a very high mountain (not a hike, this time it's on a tour bus).

Feels like the top of the world when we arrive; there are remnants of the old mission which was built by the British, who liberated slave children from the Arab slave trader ships and brought them here to school them until the age of 16.  We sit for a while at the lookout, taking it all in and reflecting back on the last few days.  The tour ends with a visit to the Botanical Gardens; yep, you guessed it: giant turtles and coco de mer.      

Late in the day we go on a ride in the Wider, the champagne is poured and we are off on a fast boat ride.  It's fun and all to soon it's over.  Tonight we had a fabulous dinner at the Yacht Club with Allan and Tom from Santa Fe, and then some time with Mark at the piano, singing some good tunes and stealing a dance or two on the dance-carpet (private joke).  

Tomorrow we disembark and spend a long day at the Eden Bleu hotel, our flight home doesn't leave till very late at night.

Till the next time; in the meantime, safe travels to all.