We went for a swim down at Beau Vallon beach after work today and met some of the teachers for the usual sunset drink at the Al Mare. Lisa fell asleep in the pram so me and Karen took the opportunity to try out the 'best curry in Seychelles'. It was pretty good too.
No school tomorrow. It's All Saints Day. Not sure when All Pompeys Day is!?!
We found Figo! He has retired from professional football and is now to be found driving an ox-cart in La Digue...
We went back to the hotel for a quick swim before we caught the ferry back to Victoria. It's been another tiring day...
What a great trip.
La Digue is a small island, about 2miles long and a mile wide. Until recently there were no cars on the island, just ox-carts. Although there are some vehicles now (and a couple of miles of paved road) you don't generally see them and everyone goes everywhere on push-bikes. We went out for a walk.
Karen and Lisa at Source d'Argent on La Digue, supposedly the most photographed beach in the world. It is very pretty.
Lisa holding the rock up...she is pretty strong!
Karen wouldn't let me buy a palm hat. She said it wouldn't suit me?!
A little Fody who shared our lunch.
Lisa heading off for a swim. She is getting very confident in the water now, particularly with her arm bands. Karen is usually hovering around nearby worrying about her!
After a bit of snorkelling we retired to the hotel and yet another dunk in the pool. Great view of Fruit Bats, Fairy Terns and White Tailed Tropic birds flying around above the pool as we were swimming.
This is the port at Victoria. Virtually everything the island needs arrives here. 
Karen and Lisa on the ferry to Praslin with Victoria disappearing in the background. As we arrived in Praslin we saw two huge Frigate birds circling above the cliffs.
We spent the afternoon at the Valle De Mai Tropical Reserve. This is one of only two places in the world where the mythical Coco De Mer Palm grows naturally. We spent a couple of hours walking through the palm forest. We were hoping to see a Seychelles Black Parrot, but no luck.
But we did see a Jackfruit Tree!
Then we took another ferry over to the island of La Digue. Lisa is looking a bit tired after all that walking in the Valle de Mai.
We stayed at the Chateau St Cloud on La Digue. We had a dip in the pool when we arrived (and Lisa virtually didn't get out until we left!) Our room is on ground floor between the two big white pots.
We celebrated our 10th Wedding Aniversary with some top scoff in the hotel. Ten years already!
Tomorrow we are off on a trip over to Praslin and La Digue. We are back saturday evening. Play Up Pompey (and the Coalie!)
We stopped at the beach for a swim on the way home, making sure we avoided any iffy looking shells!When we got home we found a very bold Green Gecko feasting on scraps of food on our table..
P.S. I've just read the latest Coal Exchange FC report from new manager Jez. Through to the next round of the Cup on penalties...nice one boys!!
P.P.S. Happy Birthday Peter...hope the parcel got there in time.
Lisa checking to see if there are any fish about.
And there were. We stopped at one of the many reefs in the area. This photo was taken over the side of the boat. Apparently the local name for this fish is Marne. There was a shoal of at least 200.
Karen throwing the fish some bread. Lisa eating the bread!
More fish over the side of the boat. These are Zebra Fish, some more Marne and the big silver one (bottom right) is a Silver Lady.
Next we headed over to Moyenne Island. The island is owned by eccentric Yorkshire millionaire and wannabe Robinson Cruseo, Brendon Grimshaw.
That's me checking out the reef life. I must get an underwater camera. The reef was teeming with alsorts of fish, coral and a turtle! I went swimming with a big shoal of Marne. They told me later they are related to the parana fish!
Lisa watching the fish from the boat.
Our boat driver, Daniel, brought up this Spider Conch. We had a look and he put it back.
Karen braves the waters for her first Seychelles snorkel dive.
It was a fantastic trip and has definately wetted our appetite for more snorkelling.
Lisa found that something had set up home in her dolls house. It is the nest of the Seychelles Potter Wasp. The young wasps live in this mud house until they are big enough to fly away. This one was empty.
We went down to the beach for a stroll at sunset. It was a lovely cool evening and we walked along in the waves. Sunday is the day that the locals tend to head for the beach and there were still lots of kids down there playing. I saw some of the South African kids from school, they gave me a bit of grief about the rugby. 
On the way home we stopped in and joined the DVD Rental Shop. Karen chose the film for tonight... 
Karen came down to the beach later and we had toasted sarnies (and Diet Coke!) from the Snack Shack.
Here she is doing some marking...
Lisa came to hang out with me in the computer room while Karen was working in the library.
Left to Right : Alex, Russell and Brendan (complete with Seybrew from the shop next to the sixth hole.)
Someone lent us a DVD to watch this evening. We don't have a TV in the house so it was quite a novelty to sit down and watch a film (we played it on the computer). Here's what we thought...
Film Review : 'Music & Lyrics' 6/10
'Music & Lyrics' - Standard Hugh Grant fodder. Good feelgood movie for a friday night in but won't be in our top ten. We liked Cora, she was spacey!
Even better than that....Last day of the Half-Term tomorrow.
On friday the School Swimming Team took part in the Seychelles School Swimming Championships and won nine out of the ten available sheilds.
SeyBrew is going up by 1 Rupee to 11 Rupees a bottle. Current exchange rate 1 Pound = 20 Rupees.