Maldives 2011

A dot in the Indian Ocean

Makunudu Island Resort is 2 ha with 36 Bures dotted around the tiny island. Use of the boats, a Padi Dive lesson, snorkeling gear, night fishing etc.......sounds like a great place for a weeks R & R. Plenty of underwater scenery, reef sharks, green turtles, manta rays etc. Only saw one ray but heaps of Reef Sharks, baby ones around the edge of the island each morning. Who had better not forget the underwater camera on this trip?????

 

MAKUNUDU ATOLL - Top region to the left, 55 minute speedboat trip from the Male Airport.





Our room for the week....Room 22 and just lovely.

 

Male - 2.5 sq km approx, 250,000 population. It looks so strange in the middle of the ocean.
Male (prounced Mar-lay)

Not sure why these people did not understand to stay in a queue, it was quite hilarious watching them jump from here to there and get told to go back and then they lost their spot and had to go to the end. Kept Geoff and I amused anyway.



Male airport - 55 minutes to our accommodation by speedboat in the dark. Arrinving at 10pm we will not see much! However leaving a week later at midday. Makunudu here we come.

See I wasn't the only one replacing things although this was just bait....I don't think coral eats fish pieces. Maybe a smart fish just kept wrapping my hook around the rocks.



Water Taxi the only means of transport other than Seaplanes in the Maldives. All ravel was fine except for the day we went to Male and the heavens opened....a little bit rough and arrived soaked back to Makunudu. (Where the rain poured down temporarily as well).

Reception at Makunudu - so helpful and all smiles. Just loved the atmosphere and the personalities. How can you not love your work when you are in a place like this

Bar Area and midday dining.

This bird was a frequent visitor around the island.....

Spoilt as soon as we reached the island to the time we were leaving.

Lunch times here involved food, a few whiskey and cokes and some wine. Habib usually served us and we missed seeing him on the last day. Thanks for your great service.

A nice aussie lunch.....or Italian. Pizza and beer. Yum.

Dining area at the back and a sand floor for bare feet entertainment.........no dressing up here thank goodness.

Walk to dinner.......swept each morning. The resort is kept so neat and tidy.

Night Fishing in the Dhoni.......good fun but no fish for this little black duck!!!!!

And of course this was a good catch......looks lovely, nice and blue and destined for the dinner plate.
Bet is now off....so you win. This is night fishing.....I see daylight still in the background. Keep trying!

OK I was trying for the "Diddly squat" fish and still couldn't manage that. I left  more lead on the Indian Ocean floor than I think I am allowed. The guys would have been getting sick of changing my hook.
I am used to doing it myself but was happy to pretend that I wasn't snagged just so they wouldn't go crook! (after 7 sinkers and hooks being snagged on the coral reef!) Ooops

Geoff got the bluish one and a reddish one....fight for it guys. None are mine so who cares!


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View from the Bar and place to congregate at night after dinner. Don' think Geoff and I went once after dinner as most of the other people had all inclusive with drinks as well, we and another aussie couple didn't, apparently we cannot get it from our travel agents. Must think we drink too much......







Loads of books in the library but I did not open one page while I was away....too much else to look at.