Holiday Lodge Guest House Male

... at the cheapest resort we could find, these problems were to be expected. Having just come from India, we had no problem or qualms about riding the staff until they did as we requested, despite the generally a pervasive lackidasical attitude. We had a great time unwinding and just doing not much for a full week. Perhaps we would've been more perturbed at the run-down condition of the bungalows or the difficulty in ...

... man se en liten svartfenad revhaj ibland. Den var liten och gullig men vi undrade var "mamma haj" befann sig. På en snorkeltur en förmiddag fick vi se en sköterskehaj. Först fick man en smått panikartad klump i magen när guiden avbröt lugnet med att vråla "SHARK! SHARK!" Men han var ju bara så angelägen om att vi skulle få se den. Han tog min hand och drog mig nära för att jag skulle se. Den låg och gömde sig under en stor sten och jag kunde inte riktigt se den. Han drog ...

... we ended up doing 4 regular dives and a final night dive (rather scary). While we didn't take pictures of the more amazing sights we saw (big huge Manta Ray on our first dive), we did take an underwater camera on one of the dives... Too much to handle for either of us down there though, so the pictures didn't turn out all that great... The Rest: There really wasn't all that much else to do, which ...

... in & around it were stunning! The night dive was also exhilerating, seeing an 8 foot long Moray eel swim past us, Lionfish on the sea floor looking for prey, a huge ...

... new friend from lunch explained that if the tourists come into town (I have seen about 10) they are with an "agent"/guide so they never engage with local people. That is unfortunate as I really think there is something very sweet in the people here and this little town has some funky charm. The call to prayer (Muslim country) rings through the streets and just adds to the intrigue I have for this little place. I feel so lucky to have had a chance to stop in. Now, I look forward to ...

... great food... I think it is the most beautiful place I've seen... We had a lot of fun feeding sting rays in the evenings. They are so huge!!! I bet Maldives are a bit depressing if you're here without your second half, so make sure you bring your most favorite person with you!:)

... the adults went to the spa and Shiv had arranged a masseuse to come and give the boys a massage. (the spa only works on 18 and older) John loved it...but Liam got a bit shy about an old guy rubbing olive oil all over him. We had left the kids with Shiv...and I arrived back to find Shiv locked out of the room (on our pool side) and Ellie laughing saying she wouldn't let him in until he jumped in the pool!!! He loved how "naughty" she was ...

... one, equally ill, person for company can drive you mad. There are only so many games of backgammon (an excellent purchase) one can play. A few times I've caught myself shaking a limb, or rocking like a bored zoo animal. Laughter can be the only reaction when recalling the various accommodation we've stayed at over the past month. Only a few have had constant electricity, vital for ceiling fans when it's 30 degrees by 10am ...

... The resorts are a treat for some of us living in Male especially those of us not used to the confines of city life - where there are no parks, no backyards, narrow streets, etc. We might head to another resort this weekend but in doing so we will miss a Halloween party (go figure - Halloween on September 1st). Again there are other contrasts but I will see if Doug can write about those. He has visited the islands inhabited by ...

... my very special friend Zaheer (Freddys assistant) and the dive masters Alina, Tom and Mike. Glad to be there again, comparing to Meeru the much better choice. At six, we enter the dhoni for a sunset dolphin cruise. Not far away from the shore, they seem already to wait for us and start to play with the floating boat. What a trip. Beautiful sunset, time for dinner on the beach and a late pool game with Gov. My training lessons seem to work, he usually is unbeatable, but I am doing ...