The Boys explore the Indian Ocean islands

This place has all that small bears need. Poncy rooms, Butler service, three full meals a days delivered where and when you want them


A really poncy hotel. Looks like something from a film set	The chambermaids always look after us	We get ready for life guard duty	There were all sorts of toys like this swing

The swing did not look dangerous enough to need a warning	This one looked even safer	Nice view of the beach	The madre makes sure that we do not get sunburn

Meet our butler. We have just ordered a small snack.	We can always order more if we get hungry	Looks as if we might have to help her finish that	Lunch on the beachfront. Note we are only allowed water

That is our butler serving us lunch in the restaurant	Another snack please Mr Butler	The madre has eaten herself to a standstill	We say "goodbye" to the owner, and give him a few tips on hotel management.


A middle of the market hotel, but it did have character	We went to a Spice Garden, which did not overwhelm us	And the food was too much on the healthy side	Padres got into old doors here instead of the usual old stones

The took us here, we wonder if they are telling us something	Not sure about this, we were not thinking of wearing one	The Ranger failed to spot Pembroke riding on a tortoise	Somerville could be about to become a tortoise's supper

We think we need to get out of here	This is more like it - cocktail time	And another cocktail hour	The police were looking for us. One of these every mile


The madre managed to lock herself in the loo at the airport	Our hotel was acceptable, without being grand	Mind you the swimming pool was something else black slime	A character we met on the streets of Moroni

This was where they sharpen their knives before sacrifices	A new one for us - man in the market chopping up a horses head	Pembroke organised a lobster barbecue on the beach	and a healthy pudding

Then we enjoyed the fruits of our labours	The local guide got us lost here, and we nearly never got home	It was not worth the struggle to get there	They seem a bit short of money - the road has disappeared

Them doors again !	Having considered it, we do not think we will be muslims	As it turned out the muslims said they did not want us	Although not as good a buns, coconut juice is refreshing

We found this little hut on a sandy beach	We played hide and seek, where has she gone	There she is, she was hiding	We try our hand (unsuccessfully) at making Ylang Ylang perfume


The plus point here was it was France and hence good buns	..pizza and non alcoholic cocktails	Chairs for small bears	We took a ferry to another island

Where we made more Ylang Ylang perfume	It was really too hot for us to help make the salt	We pose for a photo at the crater lake	We are trying unsuccessfully to get her to cut back on booze

Reunion - also part of France and in EU. We are getting confused now, as we are in the middle of the Indian Ocean


Would you believe it - they call this Niagara	A fancy church in the middle of nowhere	An abandoned bridge	2 abandoned bears

A pint of fresh cane juice, please Miss	Glad we were not here a few weeks ago, when the lava was ..	..fresh and pouring over the road	We inspected some guns on the sea front

These fellows were promoting chocolates, but no samples	A model of Roland Garros's plane	Sunset with a cocktail	Followed by (another) healthy breakfast


They decorated our bed for us	We get close up and personal with (another) giant tortoise	Helmets were handed out for a cave visit, none small enough for us	A statue of the Rodrigues solitaire, related to the Dodo, it was typically taller, more slender. It is now also extinct

We are starting to get "over sandy beached" out	And another one	This looks fun, but we were told we were too small to try it	The hotel manager invited us for cocktails, cos we could put him right on running a hotel

Mauritius. a British colony for 150 years, but where they only speak French today - confusing


Not much of a waterfall, but at least it has some water	We think she may be trying to make a point here	This was a bit undignified	They would not let us have an ice cream here

Does not look like a good place for a swim	They were celebrating their 59th wedding anniversary	Back on life guard duty	Having refused us an ice cream, they had one without us

We ended at a really poncy hotel in the Seychelles. We did not have a butler, but it was never the less, very posh


We are confused, as we have never been here before	The iconic clock tower in Victoria	We meet the coco de mer. Looks a bit rude	Biggest tortoise we have seen

We pour a cup of Ceylon tea in the Seychelles	More stops at beaches	Beaches, beaches everywhere. But at least a cooling beer allowed here	Pasteis da Nata, thank you very much mister man.

Oh dear another beach	She strides purposely down to the sea and straight back	The swimming pool is clearly safer	We admire the sun setting over Praslin. Holiday over, and with that it is goodbye from him, and goodbye from me.

After our final sunset in this holiday, we headed for the airport the next morning well before dawn had even thought about cracking. It two long days via Dubai to get back. Mr Trumps war was certainly messing up flight schedules


She cannot see us with a mask on. We can be bad	Dubai in the mist - we don't want to go there again	Emirates, a good airline, but better probably in Business Class