We were late arriving due to currents, arrived at the Dock in Mahe around 2:00pm and docked right behind the Hanseatic where we remained until 5:00am the next morning. The sail in was beautiful with outer island resorts basking in the sun. Mahe was under a rain cloud and the whole area closely resembled the Society Islands. We waited until the inevitable rush got off the ship and caught a shuttle bus into the city center. It was a short ride so we paid attention to the directions so we could walk back. We were dropped off in front of a restaurant and small mall where there was a mad dash to the hair & nail salon for the ladies and the barber shop for the men. My haircut cost $7.00 (compared to $45.00 on the ship.) We walked down the crowded city streets where most of the shops sold wares of dubious quality and finally came upon the fish and produce market which was a fun sight to see. We continued our stroll around several streets, headed away from the main stream and came across a couple of interesting art galleries, one of them in an historic house. We could see the stacks of the ship in the distance and headed in that general direction until we saw a sign pointing to the port ½ km away and found our way back home. All in all we spent about 3 hours on our self guided excursion.
At 6:45pm there was a cocktail party in Galileo for those of us on the full cruise. A local band and dancers had been brought aboard for the event and we were all presented with magnetic nameplates for our doors. The scheduled poolside rock & roll dance party was moved to Galileo’s due to rain.
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