On and Off

It's been a quiet Monday evening of playing cards, sharing a nice supper of (yup, fish), rice and lentils then a few wondrous moments of standing outside under a cloudy sky and watching the high tide licking at the stone wall of 'our' property. The sea is preparing for the coming of the full moon and it seems restless and mysterious.

Faced with the expanse of the ocean washing in front of and beyond my eyes, I had to slip my arm into my mum's arm, just to feel the warm comfort of human contact. The sea tends to have that effect on me - its watery vastness makes me want to curl up somewhere warm, skin to skin. So even though my dad was born and raised on an island and was on chatty terms with the sea, I am most definitely a landlover!

The internet connection here in the bungalow is very erratic, on and off, so now in one of the brief periods that it's on, I am quickly jotting down some impressions of the day.

We rented a car today, (I drove, much to my delight!) a funky little Toyota with electric windows and a/c. We all spent most of the trip to Curepipe (main inland town in Mauritius) playing with the window buttons!

Did some shopping, had a great cappuccino overlooking the busy rain-drenched street then went to Le Dodo Club and had lunch with my uncle there. Old colonial-style club, with polished wooden floor boards, muted voices and the clink of ice in whisky glasses. Great gratin au crabe followed by fillet then creme brulee.

Visited my old aunt, tante France, in her elegant old flat in Curepipe, and reminisced with her about the past and those who have passed on. Lovely time with her.

I like being with older people, there's something soothing about their presence and slow way of moving through life.

ok, let me post this while the connection is still on...