TRAVEL BLOG November 30th, 2021 - MALDIVES

 


11/30/21- Some crazy observations so far. We have zero cell phone service since we landed, which is not that big of a deal but when my credit card wants to send a text message to confirm it’s me who’s trying to log in then it becomes an issue. For the buffet meals we have to wear gloves and a mask every time we get our food. The gloves stick to our hands, due to the humidity, making it an interesting chore taking them off when we get back to our table with a plate of food. Also, they accept US money here, but I did exchange a few dollars to Maldivian to add to my collection.

Actually had about seven hours sleep last night, which is more than the five hours the first few nights. Usually we force ourselves to flip over to the dramatic time change on day one, but we had the luxury of spreading it out a bit here.

We take in a late breakfast and walk to the reception area to sign up for a shark excursion later this evening. With the sun fully out, we are baking by the time we get back to our room and to our surprise we see our bed made up with Happy Anniversary decorations. I remember yesterday the house boy looking a bit confused when we said we didn’t need our room made up and now I know why, because they were planning this. I actually like the decorations the next day as it was completely unexpected. It’s the little touches that I appreciate and this place has done very well. We feel spoiled.

While getting ready for a swim, we get a call asking us to come to reception to settle our bill by 2pm. Not sure why they asked a day early as we had to go back and forth a bit, but ultimately they agreed that tomorrow is okay. With that done, we hit up lunch before spending some time at the bar.

The sunset shark adventure is awesome. They take us to the middle of the lagoon and feed the sharks as they swarm the boat. I was literally hanging off the side to get photos not even wondering if they like sausage fingers or not. Kinda glad they didn’t jump otherwise I may have had to take a break on this blog.

 We play pool before dinner, and afterwards are exhausted. Looks like an early night for us as we can hardly keep our eyes open.

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