Seychelles Discovering Part II

Perhaps the most interesting thing once on the islands is the scenery and the tranquility that the islands bring to a person. As a twenty three year old, not much brings tranquility to me, or more likely I do not appreciate its forms. However, the deep green coverage of tropical trees and tall slanting palms was enough to make me feel pretty tranquil without the usage of any illegal substances...

What is more, the islands fill you up with a vibe of happiness and relaxation already in the morning when you look outside your window to take in the glimmer of the sunshine, the humming sound of the wind in the trees and the mysterious shimmer of the indian ocean. This may be sounding rather poetic, but this was the effect that the Coco de Mer islands had on me. And as I said, I am only twenty three. So imagine what the effect would be on a person that is actually of age to appreciate this stuff.

Another thing I noticed was the way the Seychellois people look at you. You can walk in a bikini into a supermarket somewhere on the islands and no one stares at you. They don't care. Why should they? I have not met one prejudiced, unfriendly or somehow in other ways negatively-motivated person whilst I was there, and it was a great change from other tropical islands; where the mild hatred towards caucasian tourists is visible.

But to quickly escape from political correctness, I have to say that the Seychelles made an impression on me, that I cannot dismiss easily. I loved every minute of my holiday there. It goes that far that I got a ridiculously expensive golden necklace from the airport (yes, tourist trap) with the Seychelles symbols of the Coco de Mer on it.

              Yet even if I fell for the touristy things, which I usually don't, I enjoyed all the miniscule and hard to get to locations, that as a tourist you cannot experience. I touched a few giant tortoises, and scratched their rough necks and heads, with a constant fear that my hand will be eaten... and I saw the most beautiful fish you can imagine just swimming under a boat. I drank coconut water until I felt slightly sick, but could not get enough anyway, and I went fishing on slightly rough sea with a strangely old fashioned rope and hook... and managed to catch the first fish of the group!

It's the little impressions in life that make the biggest impact on us, and this experience certainly did that.
And since there is so much more to write about the Seychelles, I will not overdo it, but will write one more entry about them, and then will continue on about another tropical paradise, called Ile Maurice. :)