March 20, 2010 Port Louis, Mauritius
The exchange rate $1 equals 31.44 Rupee (day 75).
We had breakfast in our stateroom thanks to room service. We took the complimentary shuttle to Cauden Waterfront and walked through many shops of which many took the U.S. dollars & many didn’t (this saves money). We tried to mail post cards but couldn’t buy the necessary postage stamps. One vendor was trying to charge $15 for 9 stamps. Most vendors would negotiate prices. Temperature got up to 87.8.
A couple more days at sea before arrive at Durban, South Africa approximately 8:00A.M. Tuesday (2:00 P.M EDT Tuesday). Then we’ll be only 6 hours ahead of the home time down from the maximum of 18 hours not that long ago.