LAST MINUTE
A decade later, just when I least expected it, I received a message from Karin Gertenbach from Fanatic with sad news that their photographer for their annual dealer meeting had to cancel and was I available? Hmmm, the news was not quite so sad for me, although it was kind of a tough decision to make since the dates were sandwiched between PWA events in Germany and France, which would mean no time at home. However the allure of revisiting this Indian Ocean Island with a monster swell forecast was enough to sway my decision. In order to seal the deal, my wife, Suzanne, managed to manoeuvre her way into the equation and join me on the trip. Tickets were £880 a pop with Emirates from London to Mauritius via Dubai, with two six hour legs on comfy Airbus A380’s divided by a three hour stopover which at least allowed us to stretch out between the long haul flights and the wife to empty out half my bank balance in the fancy shops at the airport. We heard many of the guests at the dealer conference had flown in from the UK direct with Air Mauritius, with not so favourable reports of cramped seats and ancient in-flight entertainment systems.
“ The main channel was closing out; we were not sure if a boat could even make it to the outside to shoot from ”
Klaas Voget