{"id":3126,"date":"2017-05-15T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/?p=3126"},"modified":"2017-05-22T05:23:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T09:23:21","slug":"day-9-enjoying-the-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/?p=3126","title":{"rendered":"Day 9 \u2013 Enjoying the Resort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nadine&#8217;s nieces and nephews were back in school today, so we decided to enjoy the day ourselves around the resort.<\/p>\n<p>After breakfast, I headed over to the spa for some relaxation. It&#8217;s a nice place here, where the treatment rooms are all little villas over the water. Here&#8217;s the spa entrance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3128\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day09\/20170515_101908-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just after lunch, we decided to set out on a glass bottom boat tour, which the resort operates twice per day. Here we are waiting on the beach before getting on the boat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3129\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day09\/P5152326-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Out on the tour, we saw lots of marine life, including many different types of coral, fish, eels, sea urchins, and other assorted marine life. Photography isn&#8217;t easy through the glass bottom, but here are a few images.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3131\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day09\/P5152437-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3132\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day09\/P5152438-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3133\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day09\/P5152470-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the underwater views, it was a pleasant boat ride around the area.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3134\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day09\/P5152500-1024x759.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"433\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3135\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day09\/P5152503-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3136\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day09\/P5152510-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3136\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day09\/P5152544-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Later that day, we decided to have a nice dinner at the hotel, as they were having a special seafood buffet at one of their restaurants, which we didn&#8217;t want to miss.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3127\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hodson.ca\/Travel\/wp-content\/pictures\/Mauritius2017\/Day09\/P5152612-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nadine&#8217;s nieces and nephews were back in school today, so we decided to enjoy the day ourselves around the resort. After breakfast, I headed over to the spa for some relaxation. 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