Marble Tourist Lodge Male

... on it with flower petels, and then a grand bathroom. It was all colorful yet calming to the eyes, private yet open to the sea. The sundeck had a bed, 2 lounge chairs and a table. There was sort of a lower-leve to the sun-deck with a small area for showering and then steps that lead you straight into the sea. The bathroom deserves a special mention. As you enter you have two sinks, with lots of goodies. Then the toilet, standing shower and tub ...

I've had a relaxing few days on Eryiadhoo island. The resort or the island isn't as nice as the first island I stayed at, Komandoo, but the diving and the dive operation made up for it. The island is very small, and there's been a lot of erosion washing the sand away. The rooms are older and quite loud but the standard is ok really. The food is ok, I can't even begin to compare the spa to Komandoo as they are not in the same league. But the ...

... around us, huge things, over 6 feet square, it was in fact very scary, especially as there were a few sharks swimming around too! It was a brilliant experience once i'd ...

... and our new ETA has dropped from 38 days on my watch yesterday to 5 days now. what do I do? Oh, *****, now I hear a fishing line rolling out but Andy and Nicky are asleep, do I wake them? Of course, we haven't had fish in a week!!! Okay, I am not doing a great advertisement for my crewing skills here, but this truly has already been amazingly educational to me. My watches from 5:30 am to 9 have been great practicals for putting the many pieces of information Andy and Nicky ...

... so it's a good thing it's so busy in the laundry room. There are only 2 washers and 2 dryers for the entire floor, and on sea days they stay busy. I did a bunch of hand laundry too, and John finally gathered up his to send out. Yes, you heard that right--tightwad Cynthia sends all John's polo and dress shirts, and all his khaki pants, to the laundry. When we reach Platinum status (won't happen on this cruise), we get free laundry. Here's where I do our laundry ...

... had lunch overlooking the lake. Then we took a sunset cruise around the lake to see everything from the water view. It was magical.... Our last evening in India was spent a little somber. No one wanted to leave. I can't explain, but no other country has stolen my heart like this place. Liam, more so than John, loved it here....Granny I think, was in mourning, and Mike and I very sad to go. Our experiences here have far exceed anything ...

... nota en esta foto de satélite (se nota la isla aeropuerto al nor-este, y cuando alejen la vista, la isla artificial que se está creando arriba del aeropuerto, para poder alojar la población creciente de la capital). Los problemas poblacionales son importantes. La mayoría del agua usada ahora es producto de des-salinización, antes la gente usaba la poca agua subterranea en las islas, y cosechaba el agua de lluvia. Gran parte del agua subterránea se ha ...

... We worked ******* different math and grammar stuff ahead of time, not knowing what their curriculum was in Wakefield or what it would be here. They finally started school on September 20th which, as it turned out, was the last full day of school! Now, instead of a 5 hour day, they attend 2 hours a day because of Ramazan. Well, Melissa goes from 9 to 11:30 and Jesse from 11:45 to 1:45. This routine started when Doug was away so they actually played hooky some ...

... even for a day trip, is a necessity so they can run and play with some freedom. They are getting adventurous though and insisting on going to some local shops on their own. One has to watch carefully for the constant motorbikes passing by. On the narrow streets, this can sometimes be a problem - especially when a car comes by and there is no room to pass! We spent last weekend at a resort which was really nice. The kids had total freedom all weekend ...

My ipod died today. Not even connecting to Gov's Itunes did help. No more dancing at the sandbank :-( . I will have to buy a new one as soon as possible, this little box is so important for me. We did the last dive today at Ali reef, where I have been before in June. Because we fly on monday, we are not allowed to dive on sunday :-( . The thought of leaving the island is quite sad. Why did we not book two weeks...? (Because we had not enough holidays in August ...