- An idyllic week spent living in a delapidated hotel that used to be very fancy before the civil war. There were plans to do up the hotel in the future to reclaim it's past glory - but in the meantime they allowed us "backpacker" types to stay there for a low fee. It was rustic to say the least, but great fun and the beach and reef were gloriously unspoiled after such a long time without tourists.
Highlights
- Lazing on the beach
- Snorkeling in the beautiful coral reefs
- Trip to nearby Mazaruti
- The very run down hotel
- Using candles in the run down hotel room for the week, then discovering the lights were in working order
- Meeting Melanie and her sister and having lots of fun with them
- Lobster
- The tiny plane we flew in on
- Coconuts off the tree
2 comments:
I visited Paradise island as a 3 year old in 1962 when the hotel was working well. We arrived by fishing boat from Beira in a storm. Despite my age I vividly remember my parents hiding brightly wrapped easter eggs in the marvelous caves on the beach. We lived in what is now Zambia and had charted a 6 seater airplane from Kitwe to Beira to board the fishing boat. Those were the days!
Brett Dennis ( now in London )
hi i lived in inhassorro for a few years, 1996 being one of them.rick makin had the concession to the island.i used to take many visitors for day trips to paradise island.best snorkeling.
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