Mauritius – Flik… and Flak! 

We arrived at night, and it was stinking hot by the way! We wondered what the day was going to be like… It was hot. So we had two choices to meet local people3: a market or a beach. Which do you think we chose? Apparently they were just coming out of a long weekend holiday where people all rush to the beach in groups and families, pitch up tents and stay there for three days. So we headed out to Flik en Flak beach (simply love the name!) hoping to still find some people there. Hah! It was packed! As we were coming up to World Health Day we decided to give our video a sporty theme. It wasn’t hard to find active people as everyone was doing some activity or another: football, volleyball, swimming (duh!), running, biking… you name it! It’s quite a difference from a typical tourist beach where it’s hard to see the sand from all the sunbathing bodies lying there like beached whales. Not a single person lying lazily in the sun here (except me at one point, I admit shamefully) It was wonderful seeing all these people hanging out in groups, playing volleyball next to their tent or strolling on the beach with a football. Everyone we talked to told us they loved to be active because not only does it make them feel healthier, it also gives them the opportunity to hang out with friends. We should all take a page out of their book.