Desroches

Breakfast, as usual was glorious while we sat overlooking the sea, enjoying the morning sunshine. Nim was definitely enjoying the eggs that they make, he had eaten some everyday for breakfast! The morning was spent soaking up the sunshine, reading, watching tv in the sunshine and listening to audio books. 

We decided to go to the bar for lunch, as we hadn’t eaten there yet and it definitely didn’t disappoint. Their cheese and pesto panini was delicious! 

Afterwards, we dropped off the snorkelling bits back to the castaway centre and went for a cycle. We had decided to explore a few parts of the island that we hadn’t been to yet, Madame Zabre Beach and North Point. We cycled the long way around, past the tortoises so that we could say goodbye and so that we could enjoy the island as much as possible before we have to leave. We had a lovely walk across the sand and a small paddle in the sea, splashing around in the shallow waves. We slowly cycled home where a surprise of a bath and some treats from the hotel was left for Nim ( I had organised it the day before with the suggestion and help of the housekeeping team ). It just meant that he could relax and chill out after organising such a spectacular holiday for me, a small thank you. 

The staff had organised a cocktail party and gathering before dinner for all of the staff and guests in the bar so we headed over to join them. It was lovely to be able to chat and give feedback to the staff ( all positive of course ).

Our last dinner on the island was, as per, super tasty! It was a set menu from the chef and we had multiple dishes for each course to try. My favourite was a fried banana parcel in the dessert course!

Feeling content and full, we cycled back to the villa, Nim and I had been getting competitive about who cycles faster and unfortunately he kept winning. I began the process of organising our things to be packed in the morning before climbing into bed and enjoying the sound of the waves for the last time, lulling me to sleep. 

Desroches

We had a calm morning and relaxed breakfast, I loved their selection of fresh fruits and pastries. This was followed by another morning spent reading in the sunshine with Nim watching CSI Cyber next to me.

The hot weather is something that I will definitely miss, even though I heard London was pretty warm at the moment. We retreated back into the cool of the villa ( air con can be great! ) for some lunch. We ordered food, chatted and watched some TV before getting ready to head down to the beach again for some swimming and snorkelling. Similarly to yesterday, there wasn’t much to see and Nim was having issues with leaky goggles so we played around in the shallows before heading home. We decided to go the same way we came today, to avoid the tree and, hopefully, a large amount of the mosquitoes. 

We fed the tortoises again on the way home, more apples for them as it makes them happy. We sorted ourselves out for dinner and cycled down to the main restaurant, it’s definitely our favourite place to eat. The bikes are such a great idea for the island as it means that everyone can get around easily and enjoy the island as much as possible. We snuggled into bed and drifted off into another peaceful sleep. 

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Desroches

After a very restful sleep and a slow morning, we made our way to breakfast and decided what we would do for the day. We decided that we would have a nice and calm morning in the sunshine. Once we were back at the villa, we lounged around in the sunshine, reading and listening to audio books, in Nim’s case. The sun was delightful to be in but a few dips into the pool and retreating into the shade was occasionally necessary.

 Before lunch we headed to the Castaway centre ( the outdoor activity and sports centre ) to borrow some snorkelling equipment. We picked up flippers and masks, grabbed some lunch from the deli and headed off to one of the beaches. We cycled past the tortoise sanctuary and onto the beach where we enjoyed our lunch and went for a swim. The water was beautifully clear and warm. Whilst we didn’t see much, just a few fish, it was a lot of fun. We took a break on a pontoon before jumping back in to continue our adventure.

After snorkelling, we played around in the shallows, sitting and chatting with the waves lapping around us. Once we’d had enough, we jumped back onto our bikes and made our way back to the villa. We decided to continue in the loop that the path we used to get to the beach completes. This did lead to some difficulty when we came across a fallen tree which we had to manoeuvre both ourselves and the bikes under. We also got attacked and bitten by mosquitoes which wasn’t great!

We paused at the tortoises and fed them some apple, one of the waiters in the restaurant told us they love apples and they truly do! One of the bigger tortoises even clambered over one of the smaller ones to get to some apple!!

We sorted ourselves out so we could go for some dinner. Eating by the sea under the night sky has been a massive highlight for both of us!

Desroches

Waking up to no alarm and sunshine was definitely bliss! We had a slow start before cycling over to breakfast. Everyone greeted us as ‘Mr and Mrs Anderson’, which was lovely and has helped me to get used to my new surname! Food was, as with the rest of the holiday, yummy and most welcome. 

After breakfast, we had a bit of a rest and chilled in the hammock, swinging slightly whilst reading and chatting. We decided that we should book ourselves into the spa for a treat in the afternoon. We worked out what treatment we wanted and arranged for a buggy to come and pick us up. 

Before our treatments, we wanted to go for a cycle ride to explore the island a little and to visit the tortoise sanctuary. We hadn’t gone to far but while we were cycling out over the airstrip, a few large drops of rain hit the path in front of us. This was then followed by a downpour of heavy rain which led us to turn around and head back to the villa. 

As it was rainy and grey outside, we decided to order some cheeky room service and eat it inside while watching some TV before we were collected for our afternoon pamper. We both had a four handed treatment which included a full body exfoliation and massage with hot and cold crystal balls and a head massage with coconut oil treatment. I definitely fell asleep during the head massage! It was nice to relax and it helped us prepare for the rest of our holiday, which was going to be super chilled.

We had a peaceful rest of the afternoon and then got ready for dinner. We had decided to eat at the main restaurant and we dined under the stars with the soothing sound of the ocean lapping onto the beach in the background. After such a calm and relaxed day, we slowly cycled back to the villa and snuggled into bed. 

Desroches

Once more, the stupid alarm woke us up so that we could go and find some breakfast and clamber onto yet another aeroplane. While I am aware that Nim likes flying and I haven’t flown much, maybe this many flights might be seen as too many?

The flight itself was a short one, only 40 minutes and we landed on the airstrip which is right outside the front of the hotel. Staff met us all off the plane and took us in to sort out paperwork before having a small tour and an introduction to our home for the next 6 days. It was total bliss. A small villa with a sea view, and a path leading straight to the beach, and a garden with a hammock and a small swimming pool. Plus, one of my favourite spots so far, a balcony with a sofa and a great view of the sea!

We decided to unpack, I also had to do some laundry as we had a coke explosion in one of the bags; one of Nim’s cans of coke got everywhere and all over the clothes. The laundry was an unusual experience as I had to use the bath as a washing machine with my arm spinning it around. Once this was complete, we went to relax and have a swim in the sea. We wandered to the path at the end of the garden, Nim managed to make his way down the slope of sand onto the beach fine, I however gracefully fell. We meandered over the white sand to the clear blue sea, so clear that you can see your feet as you walk in the warm water. We had a play and a swim before coming back into the garden and swimming some lengths in the pool. We dried off and went over to get some lunch in the main restaurant and bar. The food was lovely and afterwards we had a very lazy afternoon of lounging around in the sun, watching some tv and reading ( well, I read ) before showering off so we could go for dinner. 

We were booked into the Lighthouse for dinner so we cycled over, each villa has a couple of bikes to use as means to get around the island. We enjoyed some very strong cocktails and some delicious food before cycling back to the villa and heading to bed.