We spent the night at the base because by the time we were ready to leave it was too late. Rick was up early and checked the wind. It was directly behind us and would be pushing us forward as we tried to raise the anchor. So we waited for the staff to arrive and help take the boat off the dock. Finally we are on the water. We had to back out of the lagoon we were in and that was a little difficult but Rick managed it just fine. Then we motored to La Digue. Here are picture from our sail.
La Digue is said to be the most beautiful island in the Seychelles or at least the most photographed. It is never overrun by tourist because of the lack of accommodations. The island itself is only 3.5 miles long and 2 miles wide. It has a population of about 3,000 people.
It only took us an hour to travel there. We didn’t put the sails up because we were headed right into the wind. We arrived and anchored off the island.
Our next chore was to get the dinghy motor off the rail on the back of the boat and onto the dingy. It was located in an inconvenient spot, heavy (50 lbs) and awkward shape. Luckily Rick had brought a block (pulley). We rigged it up to bear the weight as we moved it off the rail and onto the swim platform. From there we got it attached to the back of the dinghy. We were quite pleased with ourselves for our ingenuity.
Now we were ready to go to shore. We dinghied into the inner harbor and with the help of some locals we found the dinghy dock. Then we walked around the very small town of La Passe. It has a very nice vibe. The main road consists of pavers and everyone is riding bikes. Here are some pictures.
We enjoyed a late lunch of barbeque then walked to the grocery store, stopping along the way to check out restaurant menus as we passed. The grocery story was better than the Praslin store but still we couldn’t get cold cuts, at least not at a reasonable price. With our grocery shopping done we headed back to the boat to shower and relax. We skipped dinner because we had had a late lunch.
There were six other boats in the outer harbor with us.
Great pics. Especially love the view of the beach from your lunch spot. Beautiful!
Enjoying reading about your current trip. We are currently in Portugal and soon to be in Spain. Like you, thrilled to be traveling again!