Rodrigues… Eine Reise mit Freunden, mit einer Überraschung und eine Blitzhochzeit.

Now the time had finally come, we had wanted to visit Mauritius' little sister for a long time. Now with Birgit's 60th birthday (sorry, I forgot 49.5) there was also an occasion to do so. So we planned something and we set off on Sunday. But as is so often the case in Mauritius, something came up at short notice. This time it was a very last-minute invitation to Emilia & Manav's wedding. So we travelled to Birgit and Uwe's house on Saturday and were then allowed to attend the wedding. First we charged the batteries of the camera and off we went. Here are some more pictures.

It was a lovely evening, there was wonderful food from Lou and we had a good chat with the guests. Sharty had her baby with her, she was still quite pregnant at Divali. We soon retired as we wanted to go to Rodrigues the next day.

The travel planning was already complete, so we were ready to go.

After breakfast we head to the airport, of course we are there early enough and soon we are ready to board.

Uwe has created a great video of our trip. Enjoy it and many thanks to Uwe for your work.

Well, the hire car arrived later, the previous tenant missed the flight and didn't return the car, so they had to reschedule. The drive along the coast was lovely and we were able to move into our villa, the shared terrace is a great place to spend time, it's sheltered from the wind because there's a stiff breeze, which kitesurfers love.

A few more pictures from the excursions: Turtle Park with a stalactite cave, Port Mathurin, a small botanical garden and Anse Ali beach.

The birthday surprise

Warren and his family are at the hotel at the same time as us. In the afternoon, we have traditional snacks and champagne on the terrace. Of course, a ride on the swings is also a must. The birthday cake was delivered with lots of singing. Once again, congratulations on your milestone birthday.

So a wonderful trip to Rodrigues comes to an end, it was lovely.