The Emirates flight from Dubai lands early in the morning |
Cliffs rising above the airport on Mahé Island, Seychelles |
Map of Mahé Island, Seychelles |
Glacis Church, north Mahé Island, Seychelles |
Glacis Cemetary, north Mahé Island, Seychelles |
Glacis Cemetary, north Mahé Island, Seychelles |
Chemin La Gouge, north Mahé Island, Seychelles |
Chemin La Gouge, north Mahé Island, Seychelles |
East coast of Mahé Island |
Seychelles Breweries, Mahé Island |
Church near the airport on Mahé Island, Seychelles |
Mahé Island |
Mahé Island |
Bilingual sign, English-Creole |
Mahé Island |
Huge granite boulders on the beach at Anse Royale |
Local boys at Anse Royale, Mahé Island |
Anse Royale, Mahé Island |
Anse Royale, Mahé Island |
Anse Royale, Mahé Island |
Anse Royale and Ile Souris |
Anse Royale, Mahé Island |
Church at Anse Royal, Mahé Island |
Church at Anse Royal, Mahé Island |
Church at Anse Royal |
Cross erected on a rock offshore |
Southeast Coast of Mahé Island |
Southeast Coast of Mahé Island |
Southeast Coast of Mahé Island |
Southeast Coast of Mahé Island |
Southeast Coast of Mahé Island |
Southeast Coast of Mahé Island |
Small souvenir shop in Quatre Bornes |
Anse Petite Police, near the southern tip of Mahé Island |
Anse Petite Police |
Anse Petite Police |
Zebra Dove, Mahé Island, Seychelles |
House along the road to Police Bay, southern Mahé Island |
Anse Takamaka, Mahé Island |
Chez Batista, Anse Takamaka, Mahé Island |
Anse Takamaka, Mahé Island |
Chez Batista, Anse Takamaka, Mahé Island |
Baie Lazare, Mahé Island |
Baie Lazare, Mahé Island |
Baie Lazare, Mahé Island |
Baie Lazare, Mahé Island |
Baie Lazare Church, Mahé |
Creole at Baie Lazare School |
The old plantation house at the Plantation Club |
Pool at the Plantation Club, Mahé Island |
1889 Church on the west coast of Mahé Island |
Chemin Dame Le Roi, Mahé Island |
Rundown shacks like this aren't common on Mahé |
Chemin Dame Le Roi, Mahé Island |
Chemin Dame Le Roi, Mahé Island |
Val d'Endor Road, Mahé Island |
Val d'Endor Road, Mahé Island |
Val d'Endor Road, Mahé Island |
There are lots of big spiders in the Seychelles |
Anse Soleil, a remote cove on the west coast of Mahé |
Anse Soleil, Mahé |
Anse Soleil, Mahé |
Wetlands behind Anse Soleil |
Anse Soleil, Mahé Island, Seychelles |
Cafe Anse Soleil |
Café Anse Soleil, Mahé Island, Seychelles |
Anse Soleil, Mahé |
Anse Soleil, Mahé |
From the 2-WD parking lot at Anse Soleil go south past the ruins |
South of Anse Soleil |
Cove a short walk south of Anse Soleil |
Typical Seychelles granite boulders |
Cove a short walk south of Anse Soleil |
Cap Lazare...No Trespassing |
Berjaya Mahé Beach, south of Port Glaud on the west coast |
Anse Islette, Port Glaud |
Port Glaud |
Anse Islette, Port Glaud |
Seaside cross, Port Launay |
Port Launay Marine National Park |
Port Launay Marine National Park |
Port Launay Marine National Park |
Port Launay Marine National Park |
Port Launay Marine National Park |
Port Launay Marine National Park |
Port Launay Marine National Park |
My rental car, a Suzuki 4WD for 50 euros a day |
Mangroves, Port Launay Marine National Park |
Port Launay |
Port Launay |
Clouds covering the high peaks of Mahe |
Cascades inland from Port Luanay |
Sorry, not worth $5 admission |
Captive fruit bats at the Cascades |
Port Luanay |
Port Luanay |
Port Luanay |
Port Luanay |
Chemin Forêt Noire connecting the west coast to Victoria |
Chemin Forêt Noire |
View of the west coast of Mahé Island |
Île Thérèse, west coast of Mahé Island |
Tea Plantation, Chemin Forêt Noire |
Tea Plantation, Chemin Forêt Noire |
Back at the airport for an early morning departure to Dubai |
Hills overlooking Mahe Airport, Seychelles |
Hills overlooking Mahe Airport, Seychelles |
Hills overlooking Mahe Airport, Seychelles |
Emirates B777 at SEZ |
Seychelles Airport |
Welcome to Seychelles |
Air Seychelles Twin Otter |