At least I'm Dreaming...

So it was a great weekend... Mahe, although not by a long shot my favourite island, does allow one to have a party with people of a similar age! And I needed it...

A quiet ferry trip on the Cat Cocos only meant that beers slipped down in anticipation for a fun night. And so it was. After a long drive a quick stop for the dodgiest burger on the island, we heading back to the Boardwalk. A very larny bar, restaurant found on the Eden waterfront, it provides a great way to get an evening started and in cases, ended.

A few beers and a freezing Mango slush puppy (which had far more than just mango) next door at Bravos set the mood and Boardwalk was messy.

Even messier was the early morning mission from Ali's place to meet Fab at the yatch club. We were off to check his FADs (Fish Aggregating Devices) that he has anchored off Ste Anne Island. The sea was on its head and while Fab and Ali dived I kept the helm. The pitching boat was not really the best place for three hungover lads!

But we persisted and after an interesting couple hours of dodging rouge white caps we headed off to do some fishing. The wind was blowing way to hard so the sexy #12s were left in their cozy tubes and the dropshot and popping roads were hauled out.

I am still sore - I haven't popped a big popper properly before and let me tell you it works strange muscles... Its like a plyometric session - it hurts in strange places the next day...

I wish I could say we killed it... But also no... I worked way too hard for a few kgs of GT, Fab got bitten off and Ali got his 'poor man's marlin." That was it!

Bleh.

A quick surf in fun onshore waves led to a barrel or two and some loose fins just before sunset...

Later a combination of Brandy and Takamaka took our night to new levels...

And this morning to lower levels. We dragged our aching, battered bodies down to Grand Anse and were very pleased to find a fun 2ft righthander reeling away in glassy perfection.

I wish we got more waves here... But with the Modern Collective soundtrack still running tunes around my head, I went and tried doing my best Jordy impersonation... At least I can dream...