Dad has written a lot about Mauritius but I thought I would add my two cents worth. It was a bit disappointing partly due to the weather and the fact that our guide looked about 15 and did not speak English very well. He did not seem to know very much about the country but perhaps that didn't matter since we would not understand him anyway.
The scenery was beautiful -huge mountains with thick jungle growth-I did ask the guide about snakes and he said there were none. No dangerous animals either so a small hike might have been fun.
The picture dad put up of Shiva-Hindu God of wisdom gave me some thought. Do they worship the actual statue or does it represent some unseen God-sort of like the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio. We obviously do not worship the concrete statue but what it represents. It reminded me that God created the world spread out around its feet and of course Jesus on the cross reminds me of the cost of my own salvation. What does Shiva for Hindus?
There were signs that said we should respect the sanctity of this holy place but there was no clue how we should do this. It was rather muddy to take off our shoes (maybe that's not Hindus). I certainly didn't think anyone was going to throw stones at poor old Shiva.
Our lunch was very good but I may be paying the price for it today as I have had a lot of tummy trouble and the sea is quite calm so it isn't that.
The other night we were invited for drinks with the couple that run the mariner club (the mariner club has given us five free tours). We had missed the large cocktail party by choice so we felt we had to go-sort of like a makeup exam. We had a good time though and I learned something that will interest all of you crazy rummy players. Crazy rummy is also called Liverpool Rummy. It is exactly the same as crazy rummy except all twos are wild. I forgot to ask about jokers but I assume you play with them too.
I have heard from Susie and Katie about getting silk in China but no one else if my sons are reading this and not telling their wives, please do this!
Oh, one other thing about yesterday's trip. I just thought of you Susie caring the firewood. I saw a woman caring about 10 to 12 long logs (about 12 feet long) and each log about 4 inches in diameter On Her Head.
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ALL OF THE TWOS?!?!? :D :D wow. i think if i played like that i would have too many wild cards to know what to do with. :) have you played like that?
ReplyDeleteI agree, Sarah. Too many wild cards! But isn't that amazing that they play the same game as we do only with a different name?
ReplyDeleteHey, you can never have too many wild cards! :) sounds good to me!
ReplyDeleteHey Mom, I looked up stuff about that hindu god. Turns out it is a god they consider the supreme god of the universe (one of several- hinduism is confusing!) He is called both the destroyer and the ruler of the universe and people fear him ( and his destruction) and think he is sometimes kind hearted... sort of confusing! There are branches of hinduism where people worship this god over others. Did he have a snake around his neck? The snake is one of his common symbols... kind of revealing his true source, isn't it?
Interesting... and very sad. After Australia, I am guessing you'll be seeing a lot more of this type of thing. You'll be walking and seeing so many places that have never even heard the name of Jesus.... that is a lot to pray about, I would imagine!
Grandad: yes, that is amazing! it's interesting that you made a comment about crazy rummy right now as eliza, emily, and I have been playing a lot of it lately. :)
ReplyDeletespeaking of cards... teaching the kids Cribbage. when someone can't go, do you get a point for each card you can play, or just 1 point (or 2 if 31 exactly)?
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