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Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Catcoco experience

  If you happen to suffer from motion sickness,the likes who puke when travelling for long distances,you can feel me.I cant forget my trip to Praslin.
  [Intro].Praslin is the second largest Island of  Seychelles.It has a small population of around 6500people(not so exact).It is an hour away from main island Mahe if going on boat and only 15 mins on airplane  if you don't want to experience the boat.
  I did the boat,for the love of experience,huh,i bet.We boarded with another gal(was a good friend then),at the jetty port,Mahe.The Catcocos are cute.Feels like an aircraft once inside.We secured our place on the middle row.She advised me that on the middle row the impact of the  motion is less.The boat disembarked  and off we were gone.I loved it till we had done like 30 mins.The remaining 30 mins felt like eternity.
  Before we left home,this gal had advised me not to eat anything.It was better on an empty stomach.Thank heavens i heeded to her advice.Motion sickness hit on me like real hard.I felt like ma whole intestine system was been pulled out via my mouth.I wanted to throw up but it was only foam.The attendants drew me outside,with a breathing bag up on my face,I thought I was gonna die. Standing outside and breathing the salty moisty air of the sea made brought me back again.I felt better but couldn't go inside the boat.We did the rest of the remaining distance and i was so anticipating to get off the boat.
A female coco de mer
I met my friend waiting for me at the jetty port,Praslin.We offered my friend a lift but she declined and said she was gonna be picked.I bade her bye and we promised to keep in touch while in Praslin and meet the following day for out return leg to Mahe.When we got home,my freind brew me some lemon tea,took it and slept for a few hours.When I woke i was feeling good and ready to rock the place.It is a lovely place and the people there are friendlier.I saw the coco de mer trees and seeds(God is crazy a times-google search the pictures).They are protected I couldnt get one *too bad.*(cant get a pic of the male one)
Bottom line I loved the Praslin experience,did the boat on my return trip.Spent a whole week after the trip feeling like  a pregnant woman in her first trimester.I suffered morning sickness whole day sickness for a whole week.I wouldn't mind going back to Praslin but this time Air Seychelles shall be my ally.
That's a female coco de mer seed

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