We left Praslin early Monday morning on the Cat Cocos catamaran. The seas were rough, breaking over the starboard and drenching some of the passengers. We had been kindly told by the crew before we left harbour to move to the port side. Mahe is the biggest of the Seychelles islands, and we arrived in the world's supposedly smallest capital, Victoria, in glorious weather. Our cab took us from the port to Glasis and the Hilton Northolme Resort. This was Janet's birthday present, so we were staying in an Oceanview Villa. What a great resort and what a stunning room. We set off to walk to Mare Anglaise, the nearest village, 3km away, where we had lunch at a small restaurant called Al Mare, then off to the supermarket for beer and wine. The next day
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