Most visitors fly into the area, but the frequent fog and other adverse weather conditions make landing difficult.
Kathy said, trying to comfort him, "Maybe in another day or two, our visitor will just fly off and leave.
There was a reception at three, preceding dinner at four: an early meal so that the visitors could fly home before darkness.
"Some visitors just flew in," the young physician told them when he dropped by to check their progress.
Nearly 250,000 visitors flew and sailed into Mauritius in 1988, more than double the number in 1978.
Generally the visitor would fly from Moscow to Vilna, the capital, and back before flying home.
Other visitors fly in, although it can be difficult to get to the islands by air.
Through the latest technological advances, the wind tunnel allows visitors to fly in both a figurative and literal sense.
Apart from a few rich people who arrive by yacht or cruise ship, visitors to Mauritius must fly into the country.
But what about Albuquerque, the largest city in the state, not to mention the place where nearly all visitors fly into?