I’d been looking forward to Mauritius since before the trip even began. On Facebook a girl mentioned that she was going to be getting a Villa and was looking for people to come with her. I booked my spot, and then waited until October 14th until we arrived in Mauritius. During our preport the professor who spoke made no qualms about it…Mauritius was spring break, and I knew it was going to get crazy…which of course, being SAS it did.
My original plan was to go see the waterfalls and do some diving and swimming, and then go the Casela Nature Reserve and play with some lions. Originally it was only Mike and Allison and I, and then Kamrin and Daniel asked to come along. When we got off of the ship we asked one of the taxi drivers that was standing out front to take us to the waterfall, but he refused telling us that swimming wasn’t allowed, which I knew wasn’t true but we didn’t fight it. Instead we arranged for an Island tour that would show us the cools sights of Mauritius.
We piled into the taxi and made our way to a volcano. It was huge and green covered in lush vegetation. We were at the very top and the view of the island was amazing. The next stop was to a mini waterfall where we were able to swim in a little in a small lagoon and climb the waterfall and sit in it. It was so refreshing…and it was a blast! The next stop was lunch, and then we were off to the nature park to play with the lions. That was amazing! There were two in the enclosure, one sitting in a tree growling the whole time, and one that was with us on the ground. I had pet a cheetah in South Africa but since cheetahs sleep 18 hours a day, it wasn’t as interactive as the lion encounter was. She was gorgeous and full of energy always moving around and nuzzling. It was a great experience!
After that Daniel and Kamrin went back to the ship and Allison, Mike, and I went to the villa. Dinner was already being made, so we ate when we arrived and then hung out on the beach for the night, swimming and having a good time. It was a much needed relaxation period and I’m glad we did it. The next day we hung out on the beach until we had to get back to the ship. Mauritius was fun…and that’s about it. There wasn’t a cultural aspect to take in, not for SAS anyway. We’ll probably be the last voyage to go to Mauritius, as SAS has proven to be too much trouble for the island. This time the worst thing that I heard happened was that someone threw an empty liquor bottle at a waiter across the street and it hit him shattering everywhere. No wonder why they took half our time away from us…
Anyway, it was a nice 36 hour spring break and much needed. The beautiful weather, great food and white sand beaches were…quite simply, delicious.
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