Gym's Ramblings: In Search of Coco Du Mer

March 2017

Yes, the intrepid couple are off on another adventure. Where are Mr. and Mrs. Gym this time? They are in search of the Coco du Mer (google it!).

We are back in the Indian Ocean. We are hooked on moving double digit time zones and trying to f-up our bodies as much as possible. You are only young once. We decided to endure the long plane rides once more and follow-up on our trip to Mauritius in 2015. Our current position is just about as far away from Donald Trump as you can be without being on the moon. We have landed on an island about 1500 kilometers east of Kenya. We have landed in the Seychelles.

There is something about the Indian Ocean. We have returned to our favourite ocean but we have improved our position from the last time. We are closer to the equator and out of the cyclone belt. There is much to tell you but is it important to set the stage for the reader on the mindset of the author and his side-kick as they developed the Seychelles Plan. These were the compelling reasons for choosing a destination which was again, on the other side of the world:

1. We wanted to get away, really far away and this location accomplishes that goal;
2. We wanted to visit another of those odd little French-English countries that have a stable democracy, a high GDP per capita and an advanced tourism infrastructure;
3. We wanted to improve on the weather from Mauritius by getting out of the spring cyclone belt and move a little closer to the equator where the water is a little warmer;
4. We needed to confirm that the beaches in the Seychelles are just a little more spectacular than any where else we had been;
5. Gym wanted to snorkel in the aquamarine waters of these islands and this morning the Damselfish, the Parrotfish and a large Cornetfish welcomed me to the islands;
6. We missed the red foddy and wanted to meet the Madagascar Turtle Dove and the Zebra Dove; and finally,
7. We wanted to meet people that had actually eaten Fruit Bats.

All of this and much more for you in the coming posts. But now is my time for ranting. I am disillusioned. Apple sucks! And I am writing this on a Macbook Pro and I will probably be stricken from the the Earth as soon as I post this article but so be it. Ever since God created the iCloud things have gotten difficult for Gym. Posting pics from my iPhone (another Apple product) has become difficult. The sad result is that you get only a few pictures for now, until I settle things with Seattle.

But you guys really only wanted the prose anyway (not!). Perhaps though if I can be a little more descriptive you will get the picture. Stay tuned!