The captain didn't have a name for this lagoon where we moored on the 4th night, so myself and 2 other girls christened it "Geslesani Veli" after the 3 of us (Gesine, Leslie, Annie)
Scurvy Dogs November 25th 2007 Yo ho ho. Life doesn't get much better than cruising the Maldives. Did little else but swim, snorkel, eat and laze about. What's more - no honeymooners!
The first night was the captain's 30th birthday which we celebrated in grand style with chocolate cake and Gin & Tonic's.
Each mid-morning and mid-afternoon we travelled to a different snorkelling spot. There was a huge variety of marine-life ... read more
Asia » Maldives The Maldives was long a sultanate, first under Dutch and then under British protection. It became a republic in 1968, three years after independence. Since 1978, President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM - currently in his sixth term in office - has dominated t... ... read more