For our second stop in the Seychelles, we disembarked directly to the port terminal without needing to tender.  So much easier!

In Port Victoria, we picked the Coral and Spice tour.  Once at the pier, we climbed onto an even bigger catamaran than the previous day and boated to a location where we could snorkel or take a rubber boat to swim or sunbathe.  I, of course, chose snorkeling!

A private yacht – Seychelles, home of the rich and famous!

View of another catamaran from our vessel’s porthole

After everyone from our catamaran was ashore, another group shuttled from the beach to the catamaran so they could snorkel

The second half of our excursion took us to the Jardin du Roi, a spice garden where we walked around and saw amazing flora.  The plantation was originally built by the French.  When a French boat sailed with a British flag, hoping to avoid be shot by the British, the French owners burned down the spice plantation.  It has since been rebuilt and replanted to represent what was present before the fire.

Star fruit

Jack-fruit

Or is this jack-fruit?

A tropical flower I’ve seen before and don’t remember the name…

Plantation house

Steps to view the ocean

The Jardin contains a “tortoise” zoo, with MANY adult, adolescent, and baby tortoises