The beautiful island of Mauritius boasts moonscaped mountains that dominate the island’s interior, surrounded by wild gorges, sweeping fields of green sugar cane and casuarina fringed coves. – CUNARD’S PORT OF CALL
Mauritius was created before Paradise came into being, and served as an example for the later. – MARK TWAIN, April 1896
From our balcony on the QV, Mauritius did appear to be a beautiful island and Port Louis appeared to be a quaint town. So, we decided to strike out on our own to explore. We took a shuttle from the dock to the Caudan Waterfront. We intended to pick up a few items we needed but, once we got inside the shopping center, it began to pour. We wandered the mall hoping it was just a short shower. After a couple of hours shopping, we went to a restaurant for lunch and still it rained. Finally we gave up, pulled on our ponchos and headed back to the ship through the storm.
