After a quick four days in Réunion, we flew to Mauritius, an island that was owned by the British, but is now independent. It seemed to be in the middle in terms of quality of life - much better than Madagascar, where people are very poor, but not as high of a standard of living as Réunion.
In Mauritius, children learn French and a local Creole language at home, then learn English when they go to school, so communicating was very easy for us. The island makes its money mainly from sugarcane crops, tea plantations, and other agriculture. It had rolling hills and beautiful beaches (that are protected from coral reefs, so swimming is safe!).
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| The beach at Blue Bay |
For my quick four days on the island, I ate lots of delicious food, which is a mix of Indian, Chinese, and Creole (so lots of chicken fried rice for me!), and they make use of the local deer and wild boar.
I relaxed at a beautiful beach called Blue Bay, which was on the south-east shore, and toured the sites of the South. Here were a few highlights:
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| Grand Bassin: A Sacred Hindu Lake |
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| A giant statue depicting the Hindu lord Shiva |
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| The waterfall in Chamarel |
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| The giant tortoises in Chamarel's protected area |
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| The Seven Coloured Earths of Chamarel |
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| The beach at La Morne |
After a quick four days in Réunion, we flew to Mauritius, an island that was owned by the British, but is now independent. It seemed to be in the middle in terms of quality of life - much better than Madagascar, where people are very poor, but not as high of a standard of living as Réunion.
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