September comes bearing gifts of land and sea

I generally love September. It’s that time of the year when you realise that the year has flown by, but there’s just enough time to complete the year’s “to do” list before things start falling into disarray before Christmas.

Although in Seychelles we do not live by the four seasons, September means that the south-east monsoon will soon give way to the north-west monsoon, which means calmer seas, less strong winds, more fish in the sea and better fishing conditions.

There’s more breadfruit on the trees to grill and boil, and the flame trees show the first buds and blooms before they put their full fiery red dress before Christmas.