A French territory located in northern part of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Most people are Muslim, but interestingly…..when independence was offered, the Mayotte trio of the Comoros Islands opted to remain a French possession. Thus French is spoken, the euro is the currency and baguettes are the National starch. Somewhat like the Falklands and Britain.
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We docked in Grande-Terre (large island) and walked around the main part of town. It is an endless market of mostly homemade, new items from China or used “stuff”.
It’s getting hotter and the humidity is high. Dressing conservatively – knees and elbows covered – make for a sweaty day. I can’t imagine wearing a hijab in this climate. The good news is that it is lush with green goodness.
After exploring Grande-Terre we hopped on a car ferry to Petite-Terre. We used sign language to purchase our tickets (hoping we were in the correct boat) as English is not spoken.
The mass of beautiful woman dressed in a rainbow of bright colors was eye candy for my camera lens.
On Petite-Terre we walked to a beach area to cool down, relax and sip Pernod and beer.
Thank you so much for sharing….Travel Safe…John and Gail
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So colorful. Beautiful rainbow ❤️
Love rainbows!
Love the colors and the last picture of the rainbow!
The colors are fabulous!!!
And I also, particularly🌈🤗
Thanks – the rainbow was such a surprise.
Beautiful pictures once again Paige. Makes you want to be there…
Thank you. Wish you were here.