Diving at Trou Aux Biches on Mauritius

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Diving in Trou Aux Biches After a year break reminds us of why we fell in love with diving

We have arrived. On Mauritius. For hiking and diving. For a month! What an absurd sentence of sentences for a former teacher and working author.

We have arranged our one -month stay through local contact and so we are here on the extraordinary island of Mauritius, in the middle of highly towering volcanic mountains, yawning vitals and of course some of the best beaches in the world.

At our first stop in Trou Aux Biches, we are quickly looking for an idyllic coastal section.

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Diving in Trou Aux Biches on the north side of the island is one of the best in Mauritius. We absolutely want to take a wreck dive (well, Peter is thrilled; I am nervous because I have not been diving for a year and it has never been my strongest side.)

We hope to see either the Stella Maru Wrack (17-25m) or the twin wrecks by Emily et Waterlilly (25m). I am not yet qualified to dive deeper than 18 m, but hope to see a wreck as part of my Advanced Open Water Diver qualification.

Unfortunately, the conditions for the wrecks are not entirely correct, so our skipper decides for the nearby Lost Anchor diving site (24-30 m), another good place to dive in Trou aux biches.

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We start our descent and I am pleased that everything returns to me in a natural way: pressure compensation, slow breathing and control of my buoyancy. It's not quite like cycling, but after a few adjustments I feel comfortable in the water.

We go to the anchor who rests on a central survey over a small cave.

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looking for sea creatures that are often spotted when diving in Trou Aux Biches (stone fish, dragon heads, spherical fish and even lobsters), we come across a pile of turtles. The view is fantastic and the turtles are calm and quiet, so we can watch them for a long time.

While I drive in the water there, I take a moment to appreciate how incredible it is to be so close under water and these great creatures. You see when you travel for your livelihood, it is easy to consider such things for granted; As just another cool experience in a long series of cool experiences. But it is not a matter of course. Turtles swim past me and it is damn incredible.

That's why I love diving. It takes us physically out of our world and plants us in another, where complicity is almost impossible.

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When our group begins with the climb, I notice that there is another reason why I love diving: the collective calm among divers.

Most people dive in a group of strangers and although we cannot speak under water, we all have a common responsibility for each other. Everyone thinks and acts slowly and carefully, their intellectual attitude deliberately calm. This type of finely coordinated serenity can hardly be found in everyday life. As I think about it, a smile plucks my mouth angles. With one month on Mauritius who lies ahead of us, this is now everyday life.

diving in Trou Aux Biches: The essentials

Was: diving in Trou aux biches, Mauritius.

Where: We spent three nights in the Trou Aux Biches BeachComber on the northwest coast of Mauritius. The hotel is slightly larger than what we usually choose, but we were attracted from one of the best Indian Restaurants on the island from the beach, good dives and, as we heard (over two thirds of the local population are Indians). Descent, so we expected an amazing kitchen).

I am glad to be able to tell you that the food was really flawless. Mahiya offered some of the best curry that we have ever eaten, and despite the fact that there were six restaurants on site, we ate two nights in a row there (reservation in advance is essential).

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The hotel itself has pretty much everything you need: tennis courts, a spa, a sports center and of course lots of beach loungers!

When: The best time for a visit to Mauritius is from October to April, where the temperatures are hot, albeit moist and rainy. This is a good time to dive, but note that there can be hurricanes from January to February. Winter on the island lasts from May to September. The temperatures are still warm, but it's not the best time to dive.

like: We organized our dive via the diving base in Trou Aux Biches BeachComber.

Trou Aux Biches is 1 hour 15 minutes drive from the airport. Transfers can be organized via your hotel or a local driver (approx. 1500 Mur / $ 45). We recommend Stelio (+230 52 5084 97).

We had a long stopover before our connecting flight from Kuala Lumpur, so we settled in a private resting suite in the Plaza Premium Lounge in the airport for the night - a stroke of luck when you consider that Peter recovered from a Burmanic virus and the alternative would have been eight long hours on uncomfortable chairs.

Mauritius is flown by several international airlines. Book at skyscanner.net at the best prices.

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