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Very detailed Africa travelogue with lots of information for anyone planning a trip. Indexed for easy reference. 11 Countries over 3 months.
3 months in Africa -- detailed travelogue, travel tips, indexed
Larry2006-05-27 03:11:54
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/>you can just stand up right next to these rocks and see plenty of fish and
sea life right by shore. Unlike so many other areas of the world, the coral
here is actually alive, and swimming through the coral are hundreds of fish
of all types, including some beautiful angelfish. If you visit this area
though, PLEASE be careful not to step on or kill the coral beneath you -- be
aware that this is a very special area, and should be protected, not
trampled upon.
Besides myself, there were a few local guys out this morning fishing off
the rocks, but no one else was looking at the reef. I put on my mask, and
went in to have a look around. However, the mask didn't fit my face well
(though it seemed to work OK when I tried it on in the store, it now wasn't
100% water-tight) -- so every few minutes, I'd have to stick my head up to
empty the water entering through the seal. A few minutes later, the snorkel
tube came apart, with the main portion of it falling right to the bottom --
so I got out of the water and walked back into town to buy another tube. At
the Shop In Supermarket, I found a tube for Rs95 -- a bit expensive, as
similar tubes were only Rs45 in Port Louis and I had paid just Rs35 for
mine -- but still much cheaper than the other shops in town were asking (for
instance, the same mask I paid Rs95 for in Port Louis was Rs350 at the Shop
In -- but was Rs650 at the other area shops. Also, Shop In's prices include
the VAT [they are VAT-registered], while some other area stores' prices do
not).
After buying the new tube, I went back to look at the reef a second
time. The snorkling here is definitely better than at Lake Malawi or
Zanzibar, and at least as good -- if not better -- than Hawaii or
Australia's Great Barrier Reef (plus here, the reef is easily accessible,
right next to shore). In past snorkling
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See photographs from:
Botswana Gallery
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Cape Verde Gallery
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Kenya Gallery
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Lesotho Gallery
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Malawi Gallery
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Mauritius Gallery
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Swaziland Gallery
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Tanzania Gallery
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Zambia Gallery
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Zimbabwe Gallery
I just thought it might be helpful for you to know how i am finding your system.
Thank you
Susan J, 2008-01-28 14:00:20