I dunno. I can think of way worse places to be stranded than the Seychelles. We did a job in Victoria awhile back for a week or so which included going out to some of the outlying islands. As most of you probably know, I'm no fan of the tropics. I've done my time and got an early release for good behavior from my sentence of life in Hawaii. But the Seychelles, despite the horribly hot and humid climate, is a fascinating place. The oldest land tortoise in the world lives there. Well over 200 years old. They know which one she is and which island she lives on but they don't tell anyone. Their national tree is the coco de mer, the male and female fruit of which has to be seen to be believed (it's their passport stamp design and is the most intriguing and "suggestive" stamp I've ever seen).
So if those folks on the Costa whichever-one-it-is-this-time get to spend more than their scheduled stop there, they could have a real bonus to their trip. Oh, they also have giant fruit bats with a wingspan of nearly six feet. Way cool to watch them fly in the evenings.
-- Edited by Marin on Wednesday 29th of February 2012 01:24:11 PM