Mauritius is a country extremely rich in natural beauty. It’s surrounded by gorgeous reefs, the weather is perfect, it has decent sized mountains, and the dodo was at one time an endemic species here. Unfortunately, a lot of that natural…
Passage: Rodrigues to Mauritius
This passage was a relatively quick and easy 350 miles and it took us about 45 hours. Our two new French crew shared a watch and besides getting seasick they did fine. We had nice weather until the morning we…
Boat Life: Eating
Food keeps everyone on board healthy and energetic. Good food keeps up morale. On the Obelisk we eat pretty damn good. What’s On Board We have a massive supply of canned and dried goods that we bought at the beginning…
Rodrigues
Rodrigues is an an eclectic and idyllic island. It’s about 350 miles east of Mauritius and has equal parts African and French influence. It has a creole feeling that is reminiscent of New Orleans. After a long and intense passage,…