Ramshaws in Oz: Hot in the Seychelles!

I was somewhat shocked to discover that the Seychelles was humid! If I'd thought about it I would have worked it out but as I hadn't the time to think beyond moving out of our home, it was quite a shock when I stepped off the plane :o) But apart from the humidity the beauty of the island struck us next. Everywhere is green and tropical with beautiful bays and beaches all along the coastline. Paul and Janet's villa is very open, with a large wooden veranda, swimming pool and 4 bedrooms. It's situated on a hill overlooking a huge tropical garden, the end of which is the beach!

Having landed in the afternoon, we were driven the scenic route to the villa and stopped at their equivalent of Asda which is in fact a very small supermarket (imagine a scruffy small corner shop) selling whatever the Seychellians can get hold of. Back at the villa, we had a quick tour and then hit the beach for a swim, nibbles and wine!

We spent our days mainly swimming or chilling out at the villa. The sea is warm and on the calm days is the most stunning turquoise blue (think travel brochures). Rich and his sister did a 1 day Padi diving course and went on two fantastic dives. I did a bit of snorkelling which was amazing (and I'm quite chuffed with myself for getting the knack of it after my previous one-time experience) and I can't wait to do it again.

During the week Rich and I also acquired about 50 mosquito bites during the holiday (total nightmare as no-one else got more than a couple of bites), so I don't know why they loved us so much.

All in all the Seychelles gave us the time to recuperate after the stress of moving and was just perfect prior to flying onto Oz. We had a great time (even though we were munched!) and we were ready to hit Perth running.....