Tuesday, August 15, 2006

GARDEN OF EDEN

PRASLIN - AUGUST 1984

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UNDERWATER









"FISH - It's not comparable with the Great Barrier Reef but it's nice anyhow!"

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VALLÉE DE MAI



"A NATURAL RESERVE was created in the heart of Praslin, where the Coco de-Mer grows, named Vallée de Mai. The reserve is an absolute must, as Vallée de Mai is actually a wonder of nature"




"COCO DE MER - It seems that many centuries ago, on the beaches of Africa, a strange coconut - several times larger than the largest known coconut and looking as if it were two coconuts joined together - was washed ashore. Its shape resembled the genitals of a female, which immediately contributed to make it into an object of mystical sexual powers. The Coco de Mer grows only on Praslin, and nowhere else"




"ADAM AND EVE - According to the legend, Vallée de Mai is the Garden of Eden, where Adam and Eve lived, and where Eve gave Adam the forbidden fruit of the tree. When they left the Garden there were probably not that many mosquitoes..."

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