From the place you want to be

The milkshakes here are horrible, they don’t really work but on the other hand since the second we had stepped outside that plane we really felt the richness of this country. The cuisine in the Maldives is amazing, its proper food. I have become sick but am pushing on because I want to see every corner of this amazing country. The beaches are absolutely amazing, the water is crystal clear and the sand is pristine. It is all wonderful. On the first day we settled into our hotel floating on water and had a sleep. Then I had a nice swim in the pool and then it was time for dinner where had a traditional Islamic shoulder of lamb that’s was absolutely divine and that was a true dining experience. In the morning, it took a while to find the boat to Embudu resort, as the boats all come into the harbour at different times, and end up parking their vessels where they can. At the departure time of 9am, we eventually found the boat, and jumped on it for the trip to Embudu via the Airport. The trip was spectacular, as we went around the Eastern side of Male Island, and headed south into open water. The day was perfect, with light winds, and clear skies. The Water colour was just brilliant, and changed from deep green in the deep areas, to light turquoise in the reef areas. We entered the South Male Atoll by crossing the reef edge between two poles marking a channel in the water, and traversed the reef, running close to the Bommies below, as we sped past another marker pole in the reef.

As we made our way past the Taj Exotica resort, with its long arms of resort rooms over the coral reefs we could see what was available in some of the exclusive 5 star resorts . Also interesting was the water pagoda, where you could be dropped by speed boat, and enjoy the reef to yourself, as it was located about 400m away from the island. After all of that we walked back to our resort and had another wonderful Islamic curry and fell asleep and that was the end of you first full day.