Blogs from Ari Atoll, Maldives, Asia - page 3

Greetings again readers from the wonderful island of Maafushivaru – it’s still beautiful weather here, sunny with a nice light breeze and the outlook is much of the same… Welcome to my winter! Hope those in winter ski seasons are getting plenty of snow… And those in the UK are checking Google for trips to see me on Maaf… Come on guys you know you want to… You may remember me saying that Gordon the baby gecko had bailed on me – well we think he may have moved into the room downstairs… Marie, who lives below me has said she’ll look after him but Ron, her hubby, wants to charge him rent so I reckon he’ll be back with me soon… If he doesn’t come back there are plenty more geckos to choose from… This ... read more

In fact, at its highest point, does not exceed more than seven feet, while the average stays at five. So there is a good reason to worry about rising sea levels in a climate change scenario. Moreover, recalling the aftermath of the tsunami of December 26, 2004. Its three hundred fifty thousand inhabitants are distributed in 1,196 islands grouped into 26 atolls. Less than two hundred are inhabited, immersed in a tropical climate that rarely drops below 25 degrees Celsius throughout the year. Allah was generous to the people of this Eden. Is Dhivehi Raajje, the Maldives (Islamic) Republic. The first inhabitants probably came from the Indian subcontinent, maintained trade contacts with Mesopotamia, Egypt and Rome. Before the advent of Buddhism to the islands they worshiped the sun and that is the reason why the ancient ... read more

Here we are on the final day of Fun Island. Not my name for the place, I'm guessing it must have been one of the first resorts in the Maldives, and they were looking for something to catch the english tourists. That being said, it has been fun here. The resort itself is rather spartan, but all we were looking for was white sand and clear, near 80F, water. I was telling Penny the other day, if anyone asks her about the water temperature, tell them its about the same as the feeling you get in your shorts just after you pee in the ocean. Not the relief part, just the heat part. This place is loaded with Russians and Chinese. There have been a few other nationalities, but for the most part, that's been the ... read more

At the end of our last entry, it was just before midnight when we arrived in Doha. We had gone to the transfer area and Penny had found out that we were not going camel treking in the desert near Doha. But, she did not know where we were going. When we found our gate, the first screen we saw for our destination was in arabic, so we just kept walking for a washroom, and our destination was still a mystery to her. After the bathroom break, we headed back to the screen area and saw that they had begun boarding the plane. As we got closer, Penny noticed the english part of the sign. A very priceless look, I did see a lot of happiness there. So on board we got and it was a ... read more

Spent a great evening yesterday watching the rays in the ocean. There was a Whiptail Stingray and Black Blotched Stingray swimming together and tussling for food. The Whiptail ray also had traveller fish attached to it incredibly this fish stayed attached even in the tussle for food. This was followed by watching the guys place buoys out for the Dhonis moored up in the lagoon and then they enjoyed an evening of Maldivian cricket on the beach followed by yet another lovely sunset.... read more