“The hot sky whispers summer dreams and the sweet feet go out to sea together.” Sal’s beautifully expressed sentence sums up the ‘once in a lifetime’ sail we, five Feete, had here in the Seychelles.
We ‘shop around’ but Angel Fish Ltd. are the most helpful. The price has us gasping, but once taken to see the Laguna, it is all over – we’re sold... simply can’t say no.
Skipper Ronnie and chef Danny welcome us aboard. One deluxe and two other double cabins (decorated with hibiscus in typically Seychellois fashion), all en suite, comfortably accommodate us. The wobbling turquoise water beckons, through ‘windows’ in the floor.
Ronnie suggests mooring overnight at Anse Coco, La Digue, to be sheltered from the NW wind. We set sail and choose our spots to tan, relax, read, snooze. We all shift around, but none of us is surprised to see Captain D at the wheel before long! Danny produces an excellent lunch of red snapper and salads, followed by fresh fruit.
Late in the afternoon we anchor in the beautiful cove. We have a fantastic snorkel around the rocks on one side. (The snorkelling needs to tell its own fishy tale.) We also swim to the beach for a walk. Ronnie kindly takes us quite close inshore with the rubber duck. By evening we have the whole gorgeous spot all to ourselves.
The full moon comes up over the sea. Patchily tanned but feeling good after a day in the sun, we sit down to a delicious dinner. Quite early the next morning, soon after the moon sets and the sun rises, we snorkel amongst the rocks on the opposite side.
Sailing around the northern end of La Digue, Ronnie anchors quite near the jetty, so that Danny can go by rubber duck to get milk for our breakfast! Next stop is Ave Maria. The dive boat soon leaves and again, what a pleasure it is to be the only people there.
Our last anchorage is off Round island.
We enjoy Danny’s superbly cooked carangue while sailing back home to Mahe. Ronnie docks expertly at 5 pm. Back in their beds on terre firma, five Feete, still rocking, sleep soundly, under the nearly full moon, dreaming sweet sea dreams.
We ‘shop around’ but Angel Fish Ltd. are the most helpful. The price has us gasping, but once taken to see the Laguna, it is all over – we’re sold... simply can’t say no.
Skipper Ronnie and chef Danny welcome us aboard. One deluxe and two other double cabins (decorated with hibiscus in typically Seychellois fashion), all en suite, comfortably accommodate us. The wobbling turquoise water beckons, through ‘windows’ in the floor.
Ronnie suggests mooring overnight at Anse Coco, La Digue, to be sheltered from the NW wind. We set sail and choose our spots to tan, relax, read, snooze. We all shift around, but none of us is surprised to see Captain D at the wheel before long! Danny produces an excellent lunch of red snapper and salads, followed by fresh fruit.
Late in the afternoon we anchor in the beautiful cove. We have a fantastic snorkel around the rocks on one side. (The snorkelling needs to tell its own fishy tale.) We also swim to the beach for a walk. Ronnie kindly takes us quite close inshore with the rubber duck. By evening we have the whole gorgeous spot all to ourselves.
The full moon comes up over the sea. Patchily tanned but feeling good after a day in the sun, we sit down to a delicious dinner. Quite early the next morning, soon after the moon sets and the sun rises, we snorkel amongst the rocks on the opposite side.
Sailing around the northern end of La Digue, Ronnie anchors quite near the jetty, so that Danny can go by rubber duck to get milk for our breakfast! Next stop is Ave Maria. The dive boat soon leaves and again, what a pleasure it is to be the only people there.
Our last anchorage is off Round island.
We enjoy Danny’s superbly cooked carangue while sailing back home to Mahe. Ronnie docks expertly at 5 pm. Back in their beds on terre firma, five Feete, still rocking, sleep soundly, under the nearly full moon, dreaming sweet sea dreams.
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