Blogs from Male Atoll, Maldives, Asia

Good morning to you all from the beautiful sunny Maldives... I'm hoping everyone has fully recovered from the festive excesses...? And that noboby is feeling the January blues... I've had quite a bit going on work wise (for a change) and never quite seemed to have the time to give you all an update - at the start of January I was ill for a few days... mainly just a fever but it knocked me off my feet for a bit so I was pleased when I got over that and could start to enjoy island life again. Talking of enjoying island life... I cannot believe I am only here for another two weeks!!! My little stint in paradise has gone way too quickly... and to think I didn't think I would like being on a ... read more

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM HUDHURAN FUSHI!!! It's a beautiful sunny day and I just wanted to wish everyone the very best of everything for 2013 - I hope wherever you are in the world your New Year is fab!! And peaceful, and spiritual (of the Cptn.Morgan type...), and FUN! I've had a great week apart from a couple of falling down incidents - read on to find out what/who fell where/when... And it's a bit of a long blog too, there's been a lot going on... The island has been a non stop party zone since Christmas Eve with some people getting into it more than others... why on earth do people come on holiday to somewhere as fantastic as the Maldives to be miserable - it's beyond me, anyway here at party central we had ... read more

Good evening from Hudhuran Fushi - I hope everyone is well and getting hysterical about Crimbo... I'm not... I'm just exceptionally pleased to be away from it all in the middle of the Indian Ocean and as you know from my previous blog rather than have the hassle of buying a fair few presents that people don't usually want anyway I have adopted a Polar Bear, a Snow Leopard and a Penguin... which took me about 10 minutes online - it is definitely the way forward! Christmas has arrived in leaps and bounds on the island now, with numerous decorations, twinkly lights and a Christmas Tree... I'm still struggling to accept it's Crimbo though as 32c just isn't what I'm used to in December! We also have a wish tree - I put my wish on ... read more

Gone Fishing... or rather been fishing - I have never been remotely interested in fishing in my life but this week I decided to tag along on the sunset fishing cruise and I have to say I really enjoyed it. I caught 4 fish which I thought was pretty good for a first attempt... Everything that was caught was taken back to the island to be cooked for dinner the following day - shame I'm not keen on fish but at least nothing was wasted... And the sunset was just amazing... Bobbing about on the Indian Ocean in the dark was an incredible experience too, it was as if someone had painted a midnight blue canvas and splattered a million tiny droplets of white paint on it to make stars - they were so bright and ... read more

I was determined to start the day very early as this was the only full day I would spend in Maldives. I wanted to see every change of color in the sky and it’s reflection on sea during the entire day. But as usual, even after setting the alarm clock I missed the sunrise. I never seem to be able to wake up so early. But none the less, I did get out of my room by 6 am- which was a pretty early start. The sky was very light blue and as I stepped into the water, a rush of cold ran through my spine. After the November night, the water was cold! But not for long, by 7 am, sun was up and bright and the water warmed up pretty quickly.After breakfast we took ... read more