Blogs from Mauritius, Africa - page 14

I am very excited to say that the event that culminated my time here in Geneva has now come and gone. I held a very successful conference in Mauritius on the textile and clothing industry in sub-Saharan Africa. AND I got to see (some of) Mauritius. The conference had 30 participants, and although there were some hiccups and people not coming, all in all it went really well. As my first major event planning job in my life, I am very happy to say that it went really well - the discussions were lively, progress was made in getting people in the region up to date, and lots of networking went on amongst the participants. The hotel was amazing; I was completely impressed as this was my first chance to stay in a 5 star hotel. ... read more

Divemaster completed Our DM application is now sent. Thank you Blue Water Diving Centre for the course, you have all been great, but special thanks to our instructors Pierre and Vic. We now feel ready to go forward to do our instructor course and hopefully we should have a job teaching scuba diving soon! We will miss you guys very much and hope it will not be too long until we meet again. Dayflower no longer with the Ninjo’s We sold Dayflower. She is now back in Mauritian hands. We will miss her and hope that her next owner will be nice to her. Remember to add air to the front tyres once a week and check the oil and water several times a week. Long vie! Diving and briani on the beach with MUG It ... read more

Sunday/Monday At 10am it was announced that the cyclone Gamede has passed Mauritius and was no longer a threat. We would have updated the blog earlier, but we had no power from Sunday morning until some where between 4 and 7am Monday morning. Once the power was back we were still struggling to get a internet connection. But finally we got online were able to update the blog. Sunday we went for a drive and the waves were enormous on the west coast, but luckily there was not much dammage. Of course there were broken palm trees and branches lying around, billboards torn apart as well loose pieces that had been picked up by the wind. All in all, we did not think it was an especially bad storm. We have not been diving yet as ... read more

Pappa visiting Relaxing on the beach, sun bathing, swimming, and then some more relaxing on the beach, sun bathing, swimming and then Pappa was ready for exploration of the island. So amongst eating Bruno’s fantastic cooking both at Coco de Mer and at his home we did some sightseeing: Port Louis Market Fruit and vegetable market as well as the meat and fish market. It is a big contrast from what we are used to in Europe and North America with strict regulations on handling live stock and meat. It is definitively worth a visit just to feel the hustle and bustle. Joachim and me are acclimatised and went strait on from the food market to the food stalls, but Pappa was not very hungry afterwards. Visit to Tamil temple In Mauritius there are many temples ... read more

Got Dayflower serviced Changing oil, cleaning air filter and spark plugs, replacement of oil filter and tension adjustment of belts. Parts and oil £10 Labour: £1.50 So bring your car and get it serviced down here! Divemaster and Diving Divemaster not done but we diving and learning a lot. We still have one more theory exam to do and some practical tests, but guess we have changed from London mode to island mode, so no rush as long as we complete before we fly out to Thailand in March. Diving is still very good. Nina even saw five dolphins on the safety stop at 5m the other day. Dolphins underwater are just amazing. I did not get any pictures though as Joachim had the camera at another site. New pictures online We have finally got around ... read more