April 1:
After five days at sea, we arrived to a bright, sunny, and very warm day in the Seychelles. These islands have some unique characteristics. There are 125 islands in Seychelles archipelago . Total population is 38,000. Victoria, the capital boasts that it is the smallest national capital in the world. While most of the islands are coral, several, including Mahe (this island), are granite. These are the only granite islands in the world. Geologists think that millions and millions of years ago, the Seychelles were part of the super continent Pangea. As the continents drifted apart, the Seychelles were like cookie crumbs that broke off between the continents and were left in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
On tour we visited the botanical garden where land tortoises and unique species of palm tree called the Coco de Mer were on display.
The rest of the day included a visit to a Mission Station and a scenic overlook and a drive back to the ship. At the overlook, there were several mahogany trees. Our assistant program director, Frankie, posed at the base of the tree to get a perspective of the tree and tree root structure.
The smoke in the image below is from a charcoal making operation. Local residents tend to eat fish all week long, then on the weekends they enjoy barbeque with either pork or chicken.
Next, four days at sea sailing south along the Somalia coast with our pirate watch on full towards Mozambique.
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