Mauritius

Short and Sweet.

Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean. Uninhabited by humans until the 17th century and known for its diversity and prides itself on the Dodo Bird because it was the only known habitat of the extinct bird.

We were only in Mauritius for one night but got to see a bit of the beautiful island. The first day we took a cab to the Grand Baie area with Katie and Dan. We relaxed on the beach and then met up with a group of friends that rented a condo for the night. We had a nice time barbecuing and chatting for the evening.

The next day we went to the Natural History Museum where we saw the bones of the Dodo bird. The museum was quirky and really interesting. We went up and meet with some other friends to go snorkeling and have dinner before we returned to the ship. Mauritius is a really interesting island filled with a variety of cultures and religions. Hindus make up 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, other Christians 8.6%, Muslim 16.6% and non-religious 0.4% The people were warm and welcoming and wonderful to get to meet in the short time we were there.