Friday 6 September 2013

Mauritius : A Long Overdue Post!


Then again, a lot more other posts are overdue too. Teehee.
So where do I begin? My sis n hubs are (very soon were) living in MRU so I decided to pop by and visit them. Ok fine, so I was also dying to go diving too.
When I landed, I wished I was 80 yrs old so that I could skip the super-long queue at the immigration post. That aside, I managed to pass through immigration with my half-past six French! Felt so proud and thankful that the thousands of ringgit spent on French classes didn't go to waste.
Note : Be sure you print your return ticket as you need to show it to the immigration staff. Thank God they had wifi at the airport and I was able to show them my return ticket.
When I arrived it was already almost 9PM and shops were all closed. So I had dinner and went to bed. MRU is 4 hrs behind KL time so I was also pretty much in la-la land.
My 6D/5N trip kicked off with a trip to one of the 5 star resorts (Gosh, it's been 6 months since my trip I can hardly remember details!) for a 'Family Day' with my BIL's company. Nothing much besides eating, lazying around  and getting a massage. Here are some photos:
Looking like a bibik. Hahah

Gorgeous white sand

Simply breathtaking


A selfie. Bahahah.


If there's one thing you gotta love about Mauritius is the clear blue sky. So peaceful and serene! The next three days were spent diving. I have to admit that diving in Mauritius isn't all that spectacular. It was however a new experience as it was my first time diving with a steel tank.


Steel tanks are super heavy. I can hardly carry my own aluminium tank, let alone this steel tank. Of course being a girl, just smile and the next thing you know the tank is on the boat waiting for you. Hahah. As I didn't have any underwater camera at that time and I didn't feel like renting one, there are unfortunately no underwater photos. There are however more photos of the beautiful sky to make you jealous!


 
Moi and my dive guide Jean-Francois

Diving is Fun!

Me and the rest of the dive shop crew
Oops.. gotta go buy some kaftans, will continue my MRU trip soon!