A Sandbank of One’s Own
A Sandbank of One’s Own
A white sandbank that vanishes at high tide is your lunch table at low. The captain sets you down with a cool-box and a parasol, and returns in two hours.
The Indian Ocean — 4°S · 55°E
The Indian Ocean
Maldives · Seychelles
Here, time is kept by the tides
At the end of the villa’s wooden walkway, the water turns from jade to deep blue. You will soon forget the date, remembering only when the tide goes out, and when the rays come.
Islands are the punctuation of a journey — after the vastness of Africa or the density of Kyoto, a week of white space in which everything settles.
Granite at Dusk
Granite at Dusk
The beaches of the Seychelles are guarded by granite a billion years old. As the light softens, the rock turns rose — and often the only footprints in the sand are your own.
When to Go
When to Go
November — AprilThe dry season; the clearest sea
May — OctoberTrade-wind season in the Seychelles — surf and seabirds