The past seven days just flew by, and tomorrow we head to India for three to four months, so a little relaxation and battery charging was just what the doctor ordered.
The Maldives sit upon a subterranean mountain range extending over 950 km north to south, with the peaks making up a chain of 26 atolls consisting of 1,192 coral islands. With an average ground-level elevation of just 1.5 metres, it is the lowest country in the world, and its highest natural point, at 2.4 metres, is the lowest national high point in the world.
We stayed at Adaaran Select Meedhuppuru Resort, an all-inclusive coral island resort about 150 km from the capital city of Malé. The resort was beautiful, the staff always smiling and friendly, and the buffet and à la carte restaurants excellent.
The island is ringed by pure white sand, with lush, jungle-like vegetation throughout and sandy paths leading to the different areas of the island.
We spent our first five nights at a sunset beach villa, where we were entertained by young lemon and blacktip sharks cruising the shoreline.
The resort also has a resort within the resort: 20 overwater villas that we just had to try out. So we splurged and spent two days and two nights perched upon a coral reef teeming with fish, with a very private Jacuzzi, a private beach and our butler, Raj, who looked after our every need.
It was a great way to end our time here, knowing that the next several months will definitely not be as luxurious and comfortable.
A special thank you to Michael Nassi, the resident general manager, who made sure our stay was memorable.
