Seychelles - Day 5: Mahe Island North

The first breakfast at the new hotel was just as good as the previous one, thank goodness.

Egg dishes, yogurt, toast with jam, and a fruit platter with delicious pineapple, melon, and papaya.

The weather, however, did not taste as good to us, presenting itself today not in the best light.

Oh well.

The plan was to hike to the beach

'Anse Major' and since we were actually expecting to get completely soaked, we packed so lightly that a downpour wouldn't have consequences.

Along the coastal trail, past our friends the palm spiders, who are now somewhat accepted, we reached the beach after 45 minutes.

Although we were a bit skeptical due to the waves, we donned our snorkels and fins and plunged into the chaos.

The visibility, due to the stirred-up sand, resembled that of an airplane cabin from the 80s, where you couldn't even see the seat in front of you because of the smokers, and then a large, breaking wave knocked Tanjas mask off her face.

At that point, it was clear that snorkeling wasn't going to happen here.

So we might as well work on our tan....

Haha, the overcast sky didn't help much with that either, so we decided to try our luck somewhere else.

Not so fast. Since the tide reached its peak in the early afternoon, many beaches were un-swimmable because they were far too shallow.

Since it was already mid-afternoon and predators also need to be fed, Roli had a snack before the hangry mode kicked in.

Since the beach at this tavern looked quite good, we decided to give it a shot there.

What can I say - lucky find.

In less than 3 minutes in the water, we encountered a sea turtle, blissfully fighting its hangry mode.

A little later, a stingray made its rounds, and we swam with it for a while.

Suddenly, we noticed a roundhead batfish, which we had met intermittently, following us. The roundhead batfish is aptly named. About 40cm long and 40cm high, quite narrow with its fins at the bottom, this swimming disk looks quite amusing. In any case, it followed every fin kick for the entire hour we spent in the water.

When we then observed the 2nd sea turtle, it thrust itself in front of our masks as if to say, I'm the attraction here.

Somehow cute.

Meanwhile, the sky was mostly blue and the sun was heating us up.

After we had soaked up enough Vitamin D, it was time to think about dinner.

We found an Indian restaurant on the beach, where the food, as is usually the case with any Indian place, was excellent, and you could sit not only by the sea but almost in the sea.

With our full bellies, our racing Kia had a hard time getting us back up the steep street to the hotel, where we comfortably reflected on the day once again.