Every day the Seychelles volunteers patrol the East Beach on North Island looking for turtle tracks. But my last day as a volunteer, I went there for another reason: to meet Austen Johnston, the North Island Hotel Operations Manager.
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Austen Johnston Kite surfing on North Island[/caption]Austen oversees the day-to-day operations of the hotel (housekeeping, front office, food and beverage, activities, spa). He's been practicing kite surfing (or kite boarding, as some people call it) for seven years, mostly in Cape Town, South Africa. He will give me my first lesson because, according to him, this sport is for all ages, shapes and sizes. Let's see…Photos: Marc Stickler (Seychelles photographer)Seychelles Volunteer: Ngoc Anh Tran
