1. The marina end of our hotel.
Mauritius: a place synonymous with the sea. This is the marina end of...
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2. Fantastic landscaping.
My wife poses amidst fantastic landscaping in the hotel grounds, as we...
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3. Across the swimming pool.
Looking across the swimming pool towards the large dining hall of our...
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4. Go the natural way!
Even the rest rooms at the Marina Resort were full of nature and greenery!...
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5. Pleasant sit-out
A very pleasant sit-out at our hotel room at the Marina. It was a sublime...
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6. Tame birds.
Many of the birds in Mauritius were quite unmindful of humans. These...
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7. The magical colours of dusk.
Bathers frolic in the waters against the magical colours of dusk at our hotel...
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8. Giant Amazon Water Lilies
One of the major attractions of Mauritius is the 60 acre Royal...
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9. Water lily blooming!
A close up of one of the giant leaves of the Victorial Regia giant...
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10. Victorial Regia Water Lily.
A closer look at the Victorial Regia giant Amazon water lily.
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11. Jewel in the rough.
A freshly bloomed pink flower of another species of water lily adds colour to...
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12. Taking undue advantage?
A climbing creeper with quaint leaves has completely obscured the...
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13. Time to stand and stare?
A fresh, bright yellow flower in bloom inside the Pampelmousse Gardens,...
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14. Stages of life.
Yet another species of water lily at the Pampelmousse Gardens, Mauritius. The...
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15. Not plants alone.
The Pampelmousse Gardens is not home to plants alone. It has within its folds...
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16. Nice antlers, eh?
The Pampelmousse Gardens of Mauritius also houses deer, and birds, apart from...
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17. Who's that chick in the red skirt?
The deer in the Pampelmousse Gardens seem tame enough. This chap peers at...
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18. Early morning inspiration.
Early morning inspiration: a red flower blooms fresh in our hotel...
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19. More early morning inspiration.
Still in our hotel grounds: this cardinal like bird kept flying around...
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20. Grand Bay.
A candid view of Grand Bay (also spelt Grand Bae), a town on the...
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21. Ethnic Mauritians.
Mauritians are comprised of several ethnic groups. The lady on the left is a...
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22. Sugarcane fields forever.
Speeding through the sugarcane fields of Mauritius. Indeed, the amount of...
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23. Port Louis bus station.
The main bus station at Port Louis, Mauritius. Though the buses...
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24. Where you headed mate?
The board points 'South' while an Indian built Ashok Leyland...
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25. Inside the glass works.
Inside the Mauritius Glass Gallery in the town of Curepipe, in Central...
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26. The masterpiece takes shape.
The magical transformation! Using only a pair of tongs, and rolling...
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27. Unearthed from the wreck.
Photography was not permitted inside the showroom of the glass works....
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28. Model ship building.
Apart from glass blowing, another traditional craft of Mauritius is...
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29. Detailed line drawings.
These are not toys, but genuine scale models. The artisans work from finely...
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30. Completed ship models
Two of the completed models, ready to go on sale. Note elaborate detail,...
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31. Trou Aux Cerfs volcano crater.
Back to nature, one of the main attractions around the town of...
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32. Trou Aux Cerfs: another view.
Another view of the extinct Trou Aux Cerfs volcano crater in Curepipe. The...
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33. Black River Gorges National Park.
Rugged mountain scenery as seen from the Black River Gorges National Park in...
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34. Alexandra Falls
Alexandra Falls, and another sweeping vista seen from a lookout point at the...
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35. Posing at the Alexandra Falls.
My wife and son pose at the Alexandra Falls in the Black River Gorges...
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36. Jewel in the Rough.
Jewel in the rough: a freshly bloomed violet coloured flower in a...
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37. Following suit?
This is me posing at the Alexandra Falls lookout point in the Black...
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38. Hindu temple at Grand Bassin.
A view of the 'Ganga Talao' Hindu temple at Grand Bassin in...
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39. Hindu goddess Durga.
A fabulously embellished marble idol of the Hindu goddess Durga in the Ganga...
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40. Performing 'abhishek' at the temple.
My wife and son preform 'abhishek' (ritual bathing of the...
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41. Radha-Krishna
Idols of the Hindu gods Radha and Krishna at the Ganga Talaao Hindu temple at...
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42. Ganga Talao parting shot.
Parting shot: another of the shrines at the Ganga Talao Hindu temple at Grand...
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43. The cabbage ladies.
Local Mauritian ladies picking cabbage in a field in inland Mauritius....
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44. Tropical rainforest.
Tropical rainforest: location: between Curepipe and Grand Bassin in...
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45. Mauritian taxi driver.
Our soft spoken and amicable taxi driver, Mr. Vijay Gooroochurn poses...
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46. Mare au Vacaos.
The Mare au Vacaos water reservoir for drinking water, situated...
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47. Mmmm, Coffee!
Mmmmm, coffee! A miniature coffee plantation at the entrance to the Chamarel...
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48. Sugarcane.
My wife is dwarfed by a large field of sugarcane in the Chamarel area....
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49. Sugarcane, and still more sugarcane.
The sugarcane fields in most cases come right upto the road. This...
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50. Chamarel Waterfalls.
The impressive Chamarel Waterfalls plunge several feet into the valley below....
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51. Paille en queue.
A closer view of the paethon rubicola, better known as the paille en queue....
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52. Chamarel Waterfalls.
A closer view of the impressive Chamarel waterfalls. Some sources also...
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53. Coloured earths of Chamarel.
The seven coloured earths of Chamarel. This is one of the most unusual...
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54. Chamarel seven-coloured earths.
Another view of the seven coloured earths of Chamarel, Mauritius. There is a...
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55. The hues of the sea.
Not to be outdone, the sea exhibits separate hues as well. This is the...
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56. Tallest mountain in Mauritius.
Approaching the Piton de la Petite Reviere, the tallest mountain in Mauritius.
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57. Village Shopping Centre, Curepipe.
The centre court of the (I think) Village Shopping Centre at Curepipe...
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58. "Mauritiana" in a gift shop.
A peek through the open door of a gift shop selling...
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59. As dead as a dodo.
A shelf full of colourful figurines of the extinct dodo bird, once native to...
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60. Spiky, spiny fish.
A formidable looking spiny fish, puffed up and stuffed, is also on display in...
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61. Casela Bird Park
Thats me posing at the entrance of the Casela Bird Park in south west...
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62. Moorhen at Casela.
A moorhen saunters across a bund in the Casela Bird Park. These shy birds are...
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63. Something fishy?
There are plenty of fish in the moat at the entrance to the Casela Bird Park....
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64. Fancy a tortoise ride?
A couple of tourist brochures had been waxing eloquent about children...
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65.Rare bird: the pink pigeon.
One of the rarest birds of the world is the Mauritian pink pigeon, seen here...
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66. Take 2: the pink pigeon.
The rare pink pigeon fortunately woke up just as we were moving away....
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67. Surprised? Train in Mauritius.
Trust me to sniff out railroads in otherwise trainless territory! We...
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68. Peacock
This peacock, and a turkey (which was running way too fast for the...
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69. African Pygmy Goose.
A magnificent specimen of what I think is an African Pygmy Goose inside the...
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70. Sugarcane harvester.
I was greatly fascinated by these sugarcane harvesters. This one was...
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71. Harvesting Machine: take 2
Another look at the sugarcane harvesting machine at Anse La Raie in northern...
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72. Village Weaver
Did I mention before that our hotel was a bird paradise? This yellow village...
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73.Come on birds, its chow time!
'If you like birds sir, go near the main gate. Our staff will feed the...
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74. Coin de Mire island
A distant view of Coin de Mire, one of the five tiny isles off the coast of...
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75. Undersea walk: step 1.
You'd be a daft if you go to Mauritius and do not do the undersea walk....
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76. Thrilled to be underwater.
My son smiles from behind his helmet underwater. Many first timers...
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77.The fish come in droves!
Hold out a piece of bread (provided by the tour guides), and the fish come in...
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78. Feeding the fish.
My son is partly obscured by curious zebra fish, which have come to...
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79. Fish and a small coral reef.
Fish swimming towards a small coral reel underwater. Its a pretty...
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80. Rainbow coloured fish.
This is the last picture I snapped with my single use camera before...
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81. Diametrically opposite?
I didn't mean for the pic to turn out this way, but upon reflection, this...
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82. Thats me underwater.
Thats me underwater. You can see the Kodak single use camera I was...
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83. Finding her bearings.
A picture slightly out of sequence: slightly disoriented, and one 'help,...
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84. Goodbye Mauritius.
And so its goodbye Mauritius. This picture, taken in the duty free...
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85.And finally, one for the road.
Happy Easter, and have a last one, for the road! Discounted booze...
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