Valdez (FF 1096) - Naval Cruise Book

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seychelles f forgotten islands of the indian ocean , islands of love, forgotten paradise . thus have the seychelles been introduced to a hurried world searching for somewhere different and unspoiled. these islands are remote and romantic. what they have to offer defies all description, it is so intangible: an atmosphere of timelessness, a rugged defiance of progress ithis applies to the scenery rather than to the people, though many of them obviously hate being hustledl, tranquility, mystery, a feeling that no matter ravages the hand of man may perpetrate, nature, will always have the edge. soft white beaches, luxuriant mountain scenery, deep lagoons and an intriguing colonial past. there are 86 islands in the seychelles group - 37 of them granitic lthe only mid-oceanic group of granite islands in the worldl, 49 of them coralline. they lie approximately 1624 kilometres from the coast of east africa to the west, 3329 kilometres from india to the east, though scattered over a vast expanse of ocean they cover a land area of not much more than 162 square kilometres. 8 for thousands of years their isolation precluded any human settlement. though vasco da gama recorded a sighting of the seychelles at the end ofthe 15th century, and though they were the haunt of priates in the 16th century, history passed them until the year 1609, when the british east india company provided the first well-documented account. in the 18th century they were among the many pawns in the anglo-french struggle for naval supremacy, the french claiming possession in 1756. in 1770 the first settlers - the 'grands blancs' - arrived with their slaves and set up plantations of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and pepper. after a short period of stability the sea-war flared up again, in 1794 a royal naval squadron arrived and forced the french to surrender, the islands were formally ceded to britain, in 1814 by the treaty of paris, and until 1872.were administered from mauritius. in 1903 the seychelles were raised to the status of crown colony and have remained so ever since. though french rule prevailed for a short time, it was long enough to make a lasting impression on the way of life. mahe, the main island covers an area of 139 square kilometres with 90 'Z of the population living here. victoria, the capital, port and .only town, lies in the northeast, it has some interesting somerset maugham-type buildings, a clock tower which is a copy of the one on vauxhall bridge in london, and a small museum. A ,J 2 ..., 2 ' 'Life

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