In Mauritius I've decided to go in to Port Louis - even with the flight being over an hour late five hours is too much to sit around the airport for. Because of the trouble in Ivato I decide to make sure the next leg is Ok and go talk to the reservations desk - Problem. My reservation had been cancelled due to no confirmation. So I spend the next six and a half hours at an airport that doesn't even have a vending machine, much less a restaurant or cafe. The highlight was trekking out to the taxi drivers rest stop in the parking lot. The guy who runs it befriends me and feeds me well (something like falafel, but with chilies - yum). Finally at 10:30 pm they give me a seat. Phew, I was really starting to worry because if I couldn't get on tonight or Friday (the next flight - also full) I was going to have to change the remainder of my tickets - and that's very hard to do this close to the holidays (I'm told nothing is left in to Australia for example). I am again impressed with Air Mauritius - they may be the only flights I've ever been on with plenty of leg room for me. My in-flight entertainment system must have rebooted a half dozen times though...