Mahe’, Seychelles
The locals pronounce the country Sea-Shell. I only hear Say-Shells from outsiders.
It is early morning and time to take the ferry back. We packed our gear and then sat on the porch and had our breakfast. Very peaceful here.
This is the view from our porch. Hard to take. Breakfast was great and just enough to get us back to Mahe’. Fred was right on time. Bikesh wasn’t in the office yet so we hung our key on the office door and left for the ferry.
The ship was smaller than the one we had taken yesterday and it was packed. The ride was smooth and uneventful.
We arrived back on Mahe’ at about 9:15 and walked back to the ship. We passed many fellow passengers on the way back. It is funny how they stick out like a sore thumb. Most are overweight and have trouble walking. The walk went well.
On the ship, a new person wanted to take our clubs and send them through the bag scanner. I was having none of that. We argued for many minutes. I invited them to look in side the bag and they did. The most intelligent thing she said was “Who won?”. We bypassed the scanner.
We unpacked back in our room and then went to lunch. After lunch we went back out to visit Mahe’. We went to a mall and bought some coffee and then stopped on the way back for a drink.
They served Seybrew and Heineken. I don’t care for Heineken. The Seybrew is good stuff.
We did see a few ship people in this restaurant. Many are on a constant search for “free wifi”. We have shared with many people that T mobile is the way to go. We have 5GB a free high speed data in every country we have been in. 5 GB is a lot if you limit yourself to texting and email. After 5 GB you are a slower network. That has happened to us and it still doesn’t change email and texting much. Web browsing is definitely slower. Calls are .25 per minute. Nothing extra is needed. No international sim card or anything else. I don’t think anyone that we have talked to has changed to T mobile. I guess I won’t win a spot on the T mobile sales team. A lot of folks do not purchase the internet package on the ship and are “blind” to any happenings at home until they find free wifi in port. I’m not sure I understand the thinking.
We did do team trivia after dinner. Our team won and Thomas bought us a drink. What part of the body can grow back in 3 weeks (no to hair and nails)? The Romans boiled vinegar mixed with what for an energy drink? What animal urine glows in ultra violet light? What is the hottest pepper? (no to habanero) What are sweetbreads? What is a pupu platter? Which reptile cannot stick out its tongue?
The evening entertainment was the comedian we didn’t care for. We played cards instead.