Snaps of island life in Seychelles

Our first sunset, at the aptly named Sunset Beach.

Early morning swims and afternoon cocktails- that’s how you fill a day in the Seychelles.

Baobab Pizzeria. Service is somewhat slack but food and location are spot on.

Sunset strolls along the popular beach of Beau Vallon.

Coconut nibbles as we drove around Mahe.

A dip in the ocean to cool off amidst boats bobbing in the bay.

The picturesque Cap Lazare.

Onwards by ferry to La Digue, an island of bicycles, granite boulders and palms.

The incredibly beautiful beach of Anse Source d’Argent.

Cycling along palm-lined roads.

Fruit cocktails on the beach at Anse Source d’Argent.

We took an unexpected evening walk from Anse Source d’Argent back to our hotel, after a miscommunication with our taxi driver.

Arguably the best view site on La Digue is high up above the town, where a restaurant serves drinks and food to those that make the trek.

These kids entertained us while we ate a late lunch on the beach

You cycle past beautiful, clear blue water on La Digue Island

Slow days on La Digue’s pristine beaches

I took an early-morning bicycle ride to a deserted Anse Source d’Argent, where hues of purple and blue greeted the new day.

Some of the famous attractions of the Seychelles – Takamaka rum, Frangipani flowers and the Coco de Mer

Anse Lazio on Praslin Island is voted one of the top beaches in the world, and it’s easy to agree when you’re lying underneath palm fronds and watching people swim in transparent waters.

We booked a boat cruise to visit the giant tortoises on Curieuse Island, have a beach braai and snorkel off Chauve Souris islet.

The snorkelling off Chauve Souris islet was gorgeous – I saw a turtle, rays, two small black-tipped sharks and clouds upon clouds of small fish.

This swim pretty much consisted of me seeing amazing fish and regretting not having a GoPro.

Still evening waters at Anse Kerlan in Praslin. These two boys had helped push out their father’s boat for nighttime fishing.

A quiet moment’s fishing as the sun set over Anse Kerlan beach.

Anse Forbans was one of my favourite places. The water was deep and cool, and the walk along the beach led to a lovely spit of land jutting into the sea, ideal for sundowners.

Saturday afternoons at Beau Vallon are for gatherings: groups played volleyball and families set up around picnics while I discovered how great SUP paddling over clear waters can be.

A last, fiery sunset on Sunset Beach, looking out in the direction of Beau Vallon.