by Allen | Jul 10, 2026 | Updates
A potted history of the Seychelles Wallets out and contents invested in a road trip Maria organised with Clint from Uncharted Paradise. Clint was born here, knows his stuff, and clearly articulates the island’s history and its fauna and flora – much of it...
by Allen | Jul 9, 2026 | Updates
A brief walk around Victoria 9 July 📍 Saint Louis · 004°37.337′S, 055°27.098′E · Mahé, Seychelles Here’s a bit of reductive history: Victoria was called “L’Établissement” from 1778. That less-than-imaginative name (it means settlement) stuck...
by Allen | Jul 7, 2026 | Updates
Mahé, Seychelles 1 July 📍 Mahé · 004°38.241′S, 055°28.332′E · Mahé, Seychelles We expected high waves, howling winds, squalls and heavy swells. Instead, after six days, 16 hours, and 45 minutes of near-perfect sailing conditions, we arrived unbattered and unbruised at...
by Allen | Jun 25, 2026 | Updates
Île Boddam Boddam was supposed to be our home for the month, but with the trade winds firmly set in their ways, anchoring there would have put us on a dangerous lee shore. Not only would we have had the tension of that, we would have exited Chagos looking like we had...
by Allen | Jun 25, 2026 | Updates
Île Fouquet 📍 Île Salomon · 005°19.951′S, 072°15.859′E · Salomon Islands, Chagos (BIOT) What can I say about living for four weeks in a protected anchorage, surrounded by uninhabited islands, an abundance of birdlife, sealife – and dolphin life? Not a lot...
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