zanzibar – beaches, boats and butterflies

Being cheap accountants and now somewhat proficient in finding cheap flights, we ended up with an oh-so-coveted red-eye flight to our next destination, Zanzibar.  Landing at somewhere in the 4am vicinity and then obtaining our oh-so-expensive visas ($100 for US citizens folks!), we figured we’d hangout at the airport until …

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ahhh hey, Mahé!

After our Praslin getaway, we headed back to the main island, Mahé, via that same catamaran-type ferry.  Although this time, the seas were not so calm.  A storm came up just before our departure which resulted in some very motion-sick passengers.  Luckily we skipped lunch. Once on land again, J …

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she sells seashells in the seychelles

Now for some island time.  We’d been hearing about the beauty of the Seychelles for some time now, and just had to see what the fuss was about.  And we discovered the fuss is quite warranted. a little history Welcome to Jurassic Park.  The Seychelles are located in the Indian …

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