BACK AGAIN

Hi there, Here I am in sunny Mauritius. Arrived this morning after a 20 Hour. Now I am buggered, trying hard to stay awake all day, go to dinner tonight then go to bed on Mauritius time, so I get into their routine. Not like the last trip when I was operating on home time zone.....not a good look!! See how I go but don't think I am Gunna make it! Spent a couple of hours on beach today while waiting for Hertz car to arrive. unbelievably beautiful. Had two hrs there on the beach above...and browned up quick....and spent half that time in swimming. The water must be ATLEAST 25 degrees...really warm. Magic! It feels so warm and cleansing on the body, mind, spirit! Just what I need right now. Will try and have a couple of hrs every day while here. But back to that hire car! they hit me with an additional deposit fee of 18,000 rupees, for IF anything happens, and they lock that deposit up for 15 days. 15 days!!!! Who can afford to have money locked up for that long? NOT ME! But had to do it to get car and can't 'do' Mauritius without one. By the way, someone tells you you must pay 18,000 rupees, it's a heck of a fright......OMG! Turns out its $650 aust, which is still an OMG, but not quite as bad. I am now back in room relaxing, trying to stay awake by prepping for tomorrow when I go to meet with Marie-France Chelin-Goblet a lovely French Mauritian lady who is the President of the Mauritian Historical Society, researcher, historian and author. She has gone 'out of her way' to help in the search and I am spending two days with her going to every archive place in Mauritius. THE REASON THE SEARCH HAS TAKEN US SO MANY YRS IS THAT PREVIOUSLY, these types of records were just in boxes in warehouse style buildings, but over the past couple of years they have really moved along with digitizing. So FINGERS CROSSED!!! With her again Thurs too. Wednesday I am with Mr Abdool CADER KALLA who is renowned for his work as a Historian, researcher, teacher and author.....and he is very knowledgeable about Indians from India to Mauritius.......I have a good feeling about all this. This will be our chance to finally get what we need to finish the book. 3 fifths is written, but 2 fifths is waiting on key info that will we hope clear up mysteries. And the more we look, the more mystery unfolds. gee research is very intriguing aye!? I can see why people get hooked on it. Once you get started its like being in the Twilight Zone......you go in, but never come out again...just keep going deeper and deeper and deeper.....Lol :) Ooh, just had my motel doorbell ring with a delivery of magnificent looking fruit platter. DEADLY!!! Don't know why, but I took it. But better not rip into it just yet, in case they got the wrong room.....mmmm......I wonder! Well that's it for now. Will I hope, have lots to tell after each day out n about. Luvyaguts's Me xox