Tanzania -> Seychelles - Day 1: Arrival

Arrival in Seychelles: 4 AM
Again, I only slept half-heartedly on the plane for 3 hours, but at least the visa control went smoothly.

In the arrivals hall, we spotted the only exchange office that was open at this hour and exchanged all our remaining dollars plus a few euros to get some cash in rupees.

The guy from the car rental, however, seemed reluctant to leave his dreamland, as no one showed up at the agreed pick-up time of 5:30 AM.
Fortunately, we were still half in the laid-back African mode, so the 15-minute delay felt almost like being early.

Our light blue Kia Picanto, with a 3-speed automatic and coconut dents on the roof, was likely being driven for the first time by a (self-proclaimed) racing driver through the narrow Seychellois curves, feeling like a Lamborghini being pushed along the racetrack in sport mode.
In reality, however, Tanja regretted not packing the vomit bags from the plane when Roli got accustomed to the left-hand traffic and the car’s brakes, making the small tires squeal around the corners. One had to be careful to stay on the narrow road, as they took the roadside DITCH very seriously here.
Roli had to take a good run to get up the really steep roads without that thing breaking down.

We quickly abandoned our first plan to head straight to a beach for two reasons:
First, rain.
Second, tiredness.

So we went straight to the hotel, which kindly offered us breakfast right away and got our room ready by 8:30 AM.
Thank goodness, because by 8:31 AM, we were catching up on our lost sleep with full stomachs.

Around noon, we then enjoyed the beach at the hotel.
The beautiful coral sand beach with turquoise water made our hearts race. Equipped with our snorkeling masks and fins, we dove into the underwater world filled with many colorful fish and corals.

We ended the evening cozily, dining at our hotel before letting the sound of the ocean lull us to sleep.