TRAVEL BLOG November 29th, 2021 - MALDIVES

 


11/29/21- Our anniversary is finally here. 25 years and counting and couldn’t have picked a more perfect place to celebrate. Of course, this is not the only thing we’ll be doing this trip as we have several more weeks planned of epic traveling, but it’s a tremendous start.

Waking up next to this woman every day has been an absolute pleasure and there’s not one thing I would change. Why would I? We’ve been together through the lean times of having bare essentials to our slightly more lavish lifestyle now, and any little thing in between done differently would’ve been arbitrary. Nothing in the world matters more than being with her (except for our kids and soon to be there kids), and I would easily take that with or without all of the great experiences and adventures we’ve been blessed to have over the years. I’ve fought hard to build our life up as we go, and it’s nice to see that hard work and patience pay off.

Back to our trip, we eat breakfast and retreat back to our room to blast music, dance and enjoy a dip in the water before our PCR tests at 11:30am. Our flight leaves in two days so we needed this for our next destination. They charge $65 per person for the tests, which is much different than having insurance in the states, but we’re on an island so what can we do.

After getting nasal and throat swabbed, we order a few drinks and talk with some other guests. At lunch, I got the grilled lamb and a pina colada as our waiter tried to up sale us on a seafood dinner, which is not included and costs $200 for a couple, we respectfully passed.




Around 3pm, we set off on our snorkeling adventure. The boat took us, and about 10 other guests, to the middle of the lagoon where there was plenty of coral. The wind picked up so the waves were a bit choppy, but we manage to get some gorgeous underwater photos.

Dinner is interesting as our waiter gives us a cake for our anniversary (as I thought they would). It’s very good and rich but way too much to eat as we leave most of it on the table. I do love how attentive the staff is here.

At our room, we gaze at the night sky as it’s full of stars and dance to a few more songs before taking a shower and settling down. Tomorrow will be our last full day here and we have nothing planned to do. Sleeping in is going to feel great.

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