An unforgettable trip to the Maldives (3)

29 January 2004, fine

Since slept very early, coupled with the time difference's sake, I and my husband woke up early to watch the clock until shortly, think before you leave the Maldives in online to see sunrise time is more than six o'clock in the morning, go to just right now, so I and my husband and I decided to see the Sunrise, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the sunrise on the Indian Ocean.

Go take a look at the outside is black, you can clearly hear the waves slapping against the Bank, the entire island seemed to sleep. Since yesterday, mainly in the Terminal and concourses nearby activities, that is to the West of the island, while to the East of the island we have never been to, so we can identify the direction, along the tortuous path to grope forward. In my imagination, to see the Sunrise is a very comfortable, very romantic, nestled between me and her husband sitting on the white beach, quietly waiting for the sun rising from the sea. But who knows horizons wrong, island of the East does not seem to have been developed, only how rows of low flat, there are still some places like shipbuilding yard, occasionally to see one or two people in the running, with a very strange eyes looking at us, it is estimated that this side is the locals or island staff place to live. Me and her husband in rows of flat room Shuttle, drive to the East of the island, but this scenery let me disappointed. First of all, there's no development, no beach, only a long dam, the outside is the sea and the surrounding environment is very untidy, abandoned the vessel and some decoration garbage, and there is no place to sit on, it seems only stand and watch the sunrise.

It was at this point is lit, the distant horizon with a thick cloud, will block the Sun, we now discovered dam has filled the crab, crab is so much brighter day!, distant clouds are mounted on a layer of gold lace, there's a lot of back and forth on the sea, the boat cruising, fishing or early morning and we're waiting for the Sun.

Me and her husband are discussing the sun rising from which position, side suddenly much two people, the original is to import the group, one of the first night accommodation in male ', see the sun rise, but there is no cloud cover, fortunately, but it seems that today is not so good luck.

Sun now jumped out of the sea, but because of the cloud cover, and is not very complete, only through the clouds reveal the red portion and rising rapidly, in part out of the clouds more and more, only a few minutes it has fully rendered in front of us, round red, beautiful, and the ocean, or appear to be quite small.

The Sun is becoming more and more brilliant, shining on the sea, reflecting a gold thread. Was originally going to use cameras to shoot down the entire process, but then last night when plugged in not charging, haven't beat two minutes, the husband of the camera is dead. However today for a cloud that entire Sunrise is not very spectacular, but we have lived here for two days, will have the opportunity to see the complete Sunrise, then make it in time.

Because of it's still early, I and my husband is going to go in a circle on the island, familiarize yourself with the environment.

Because the water on the north side of the island, housing estates, we start from the South. To see the sunrise from the place not far to the West, you can see the white beach and quiet sea. When the day is light, the sun shining from behind in the body, the entire back hot hot, Indian Ocean Sun really badly. Seaside, crystal-clear sea, but also very quiet, not like just to see the sunrise in a great wave, forward looking, not far from the shore where built a breakwater, blocking the waves. The breakwater of the outside is our snorkeling, yesterday was the so-called "reef", then go to far reaching the Pharaoh Islands.

Walk along the beach for a while, you can see the bar opposite the swimming pool, bar half indoors, half are balconies, Kien on the beach, because it is in the morning, the bar there is no one.

Me and her husband sitting on the balcony side Chair, you can clearly see the tropical fish in the sea, night sitting here blowing sea breeze, listen to music, a very romantic, so we decided to come here to sit for a while.

From bar balcony ladder down continue ahead is still a white beach, the beach is very quiet in the morning, only two of us, there is a call on the name of Waterbird standing in water, without moving, Leng Leng to stare at the surface.

Looked to the water, the water floating a dark things at first thought it was water, then look closely, the original is actually a large group of small fish, a bit like books on art of sardines, estimated they are birds of prey. And walk for a minute and see the water has a dark yaoyu (others call it substantially fish), head, flat wide body plus a slender tail, very much like a piece of floating in the water of the leaves. We are going to close some careful observation, it is twisting sideways to swim quickly from our sight.

Beach of the North is a water sports centre, there is a small room and two thatched-roof, there are a lot of ground, sailboarding, small room neatly stack with snorkeling gear and foot Web, we went snorkeling on the morning before we came here to receive the necessary appliances.

Through the water sports center is connected to Terminal and concourses of the wide road, cross the road to the South of the trees and came to a full moon Island South Beach, the beach and the sea here is also very beautiful, but no breakwaters, so larger waves. The Sea also has a large group of small fish, and just north of the beach to see, but these small fish have been fast-moving, changing shape shapely, turned out to be a small shark chasing them, very interesting. But it is said that the Maldives shark never bite, so visitors can do not need to be afraid. On the beach with a row of thatched gazebo of cover up, following on a chaise, because you haven't been to the breakfast time, my husband is very comfortable to lie on the couch, watching the hermit crabs on the beach, very busy blowing cool sea breezes, listening to the rhythmic sound of the waves, forget all troubles and feel is fully integrated with nature.

Breakfast also in the last dinner, the restaurant is buffet, the species is very rich, and eat yesterday in the Pharaoh Islands

More or less the same, there are a variety of fruit juices to choose from. After breakfast we go back to the room a little adjustment to rest a bit, and then put on a swimsuit, take on snorkeling gear and various photography and imaging tools, and to the aquatic centre borrowed foot Web (on a full moon Island rent snorkeling equipment is to be paid, face mask, eyedropper and foot Web 7 USD/day, life jacket 5 USD/day, as the veil and straw are used repeatedly, for health reasons, can also be bought from domestic. But today we are participating in the activities on the island, the fees already covered snorkeling gear, there is no longer an extra charge), 8: 50 on time to the Terminal collection. The number of staff and drew everyone in the room after the signature, so that when he left. 9 o'clock, we ship set off from the Terminal on time, a total of 12 people on board, only to find he was Chinese, chatted for a while know that apart from me and her husband from the Mainland, the other a few people are Taiwan people, they are basically tours, but was not recognized, it is only on the island, we get to know each other and they soon became friends.

Speedboat in the vast expanse of the sea were passing, now over one beautiful little island.

About half an hour later, the front there is a small island, its surrounding is a large like mint paste-like clear transparent sea, color deeps, a look at here is a large coral reefs. Presumably this is today's destination – Kuda Bandos. Kuda Bandos is an uninhabited island and the surrounding environment is not affected by the sabotage, plus long coral reefs around the island, is ideal for snorkeling. Sure enough, our boats in a small island adjacent to a stop, the water is very clean here, you can clearly see flocks of black water fish and Coral Sea. Staff to every one of us get from boats, a life jacket and tell our speedboat will soon leave at 1 o'clock in the afternoon to meet us, we are on the island you can play three and a half hours, it's really fun.

Sure enough there is nothing on the island, only a few of the locals looking after a small island.

Think for a moment while snorkeling we bring cameras and cameras unattended, we just ask the locals can deposit. The local people is very strange to ask why should we say on hosting, on the beach, is it not used up very convenient? this down so we sorry, it seems that folkway on the ground is very simple, no one thought that things will be stolen. So we find on the beach a coconut tree, put everything in the tree. Kuda Bandos scenery is beautiful, especially the color of the sea is very beautiful. In the Terminal next to a ramp at the growth of coconut trees, there is a big rock next to the color paint painting above the sea and coconut trees, Kuda Bandos is written, the distant white beach also has a red and white sailboat. We took many pictures, back when the postcard is a little problem.

Photo finish phase, we can't wait to wear life jackets, with masks and pipette into the sea, thanks to the experience of yesterday, today we are already familiar with.

Here the water on the shore and the clear, visibility was good, plenty of fish in the sea, the colors are rich, while snorkeling with yesterday saw almost, but the sea coral to some of the more beautiful, although not much coral and, most of them is a little a little, but the colors are bright, blue, purple and red. But because of the shallow water, so it is important to note that while snorkeling, underwater coral is very sharp, very easy to draw wounding, I started it just to see the coral, stranded several times, climbing on the coral allusions, had a struggle with only walk. Me and her husband in the water chasing stocks, to use underwater camera to fish and underwater coral photography. After about an hour or so, we had some tired, he swam ashore to have a rest, discovered that my husband had a lot of places are scratches, oozing blood in the water for the Pearl, not what they think when they feel or very painful. With us to a Taiwan people are out of a large opening in the flow a lot of blood, not dare go out and had to sit on the shore and enjoy the sea view, and he is, we can only be regarded as minor injuries. Looks like we didn't experience where snorkeling on long you should wear clothes and trousers, and snorkeling with us to have two girls, there is no need to fear coral scratches.

Me and her husband in the hammock on the beach for a moment, on a lie because it's still early, we decided to make a tour around the island.

I walk along the beach and her husband, this island is surrounded by coral, many corals will not launch on the shore, or you can very clearly see coral shape and color. One end of the beach there is a temporary structure for the stage, it is said that it was the venue of the competition of Miss world. The beach has a green shrubs, called the name, but very lush, root deeply in the sand. I walk along the beach side look at the coral reef in water, suddenly saw the water a little starfish, I pick it up in the hands of careful observation, the starfish is dark brown, five small small paws fine, very fine, it's in my hands did not move, can't tell whether it was still alive. I wanted to bring it back to leave a mark, but do think here of ecological protection so well, as a visitor to strictly enforce this policy, so that the Maldives has always maintained its original appearance, so the star of the sea slowly drop into the water, or just let it go back to nature!

Kuda Bandos on the opposite side there is a small island, remember that seems to be where seen Kuda Bandos and Bandos Island (half are island, another frequent reception of the Chinese tourists on holiday island) is the sister island, which lies very close, if that's the case, opposite the island should be half are islands, but it seems very steep around the island, there is no gentle sand, because the Islands not far from the sea is deep blue, but the tourists to the island to the Kuda Bandos to play is still very easy to sit a two-minute speedboat estimation.

Kuda Bandos island is very small, we spent about 20 minutes have been around the island for a week, we took in the vicinity of several picture, painted some sunscreen,

Wear good snorkeling gear, began to descend. Are coral scratching place immersed in the sea water is hurt, but think of seawater has a bactericidal effect also does not matter now, the key to enjoy the fun of snorkeling. This time I and husband to learn, we hand over the edge of the deep coral reefs in the mouths of snorkeling, so that it will not scratch by corals, fish near the deep many mouths, but crowds, very interesting. Swim for a while, I'm a little tired, it carefully through the shallows of coral group, first up on the shore. While the husband is not fun, another person to more distant.

The shore of rock climbing at several crab, and rocks of the color exactly, not look totally invisible.

I'm doing all right, to the crab took some picture, and turned around, and then on a towel to sit on the beach (full moon island-each room has two bath towels, is green, you can belt out of the room, while the other towel are white, is not allowed to take out of the room), well looked at her husband snorkeling. After a long time, her husband to return from swimming in the distance, waving to me excitedly, I seized the opportunity to take a few photos, came back to see the effect is still very good. Husband soon landed, ecstatic, said than yesterday in coral reef snorkeling fun, but I think still yesterday snorkeling impressed me more deeply, perhaps the first snorkeling's sake!

Although no one island, but the facilities on the island is very user-friendly, such as a bathroom with shower, visitors after swimming bath can be very easily, in addition there is the Pavilion on the island and in the shade of the hammock, designed for visitors to rest.

Very few people on the island, in addition to our ship's people only have a few foreigners, because the Sun is very toxic at noon, we are at rest, and only a few foreigners in playing or take photos at the beach.

Full moon Island boat than prior agreement later half an hour, around half past one afternoon, we boarded boats full of harvest left the beautiful scenery and coral island cluster.

Back to full moon Island returned the snorkeling gear, we directly to the restaurant lunch, still is the Western-style food, meal back into the room has three points faster. The husband then feel your shoulders and legs burning pain behind, carefully look at these places have become blushed, apparently Burns hurt, I was good except body swimsuit marks very obvious things, like no place feel pain, estimation or snorkeling time is short, but not as her husband is also snorkeling at noon for so long, it seems fun also will have to be paid for. Toss a morning we were very tired, it seems that NAP is essential.

Wake up was Bugs Bunny clock, meant to afternoon on the island for a while swimming upstream, but because her husband is sunburn later don't want to be the launching, we decided to take a walk on the beach.

When we came to the sky South Beach has some dark sunset through the tall coconut trees oblique inclined to take on the beach, everything is on a layer of golden light at dusk in graceful coconut trees like a silhouette, very beautiful. Then walk for a while and came to the bar, the bar is full of people, very lively, bar below is a long hanging above the dam, some chairs, faces the setting sun, is the perfect place to watch the sunset. We found two chairs to sit down, sunset semi-implicit semi now some clouds, clouds in the sky has been dyed blonde or red, and gold into the sea, a large group of small fish swim in the sea in order to skip to leapfrog, very spectacular, and the early morning sunrise, I think Indian Ocean sunset is much more to us, so fascinating.

I didn't think of twilight so beautiful here, so we came out only a normal camera and camcorder, didn't bring a digital camera.

Because one day, the camera's film back in the sand as silhouette has used up, the camera with you made two minutes after sunset scene also runs out, when we are sorry not prepared, more exciting scene appeared: in the bar of the beach, a staff member holding a bucket of cut meat, start feeding the fish! shore shallow sea now has more than a few guests, look closely, the original is 3 yaoyu (a large torpedo and two small large torpedo, torpedo is black, small torpedo is black, it is estimated that we see in the morning of the sea, the other is Brown, and the color of the Sea Beach is very close, not careful observation is invisible) and two Pike. On the shore of the Beach also stood only morning we see seabirds, do not eat fish, but reserved and elegant at all around the neck stand up straight. Staff while skillfully to their feed and food, lovingly caressed the big yaoyu, it seems they have combined to a tacit agreement. Conger eel and usually looks lazy way differently, exposing a fiercely, big mouth to mouth scramble, once the staff hold fish time slightly longer, a Pike, can't wait, it seems about channeling the surface to snatch food, the staff of the hand are bite, really mean it! and compared, it is gentle yaoyu, each time the waiting staff put the fish to feed the mouth, very good. See the staff, even if the hand bitten out do not seem to mind the idea that the handle was in the water to wash the vegetables, used cloth wrapped around the two went on to start working, it seems they are enjoying the pleasures of feeding fish, instead of working as a burden. So how can we miss the wonderful scenes, fortunately, my husband thought the camera's memory, you can also use, reluctantly recorded some fragments. The thought of tomorrow evening to night fishing at sea, the day after tomorrow afternoon and male half day tour, this scene is very difficult to have the opportunity to appreciate a still some regret. However this also gives us a lesson: in the Maldives, always ready to prepare adequate film, batteries, camera and video tools, because in this beautiful country, at any time, there will be new surprises waiting for you!

Sun now completely down, it's dark down, people began to leave, a noisy bar immediately to quiet down, I and my husband back to the room to rest, because you want to go to the bar in the evening, we'll learn from the lessons in the afternoon, bring a camera and a digital camera to dinner.

This evening is buffet,We use this for a few days on the island, only a very rich buffet, species, at least better than the food. But people are very quiet, entirely in the Pharaoh Island buffet's lively atmosphere, but here is not to provide drinks buffet, must be a single point.

After dinner, I and my husband to go to the lobby to confirm the activities for tomorrow, and tomorrow night at dusk fishing is no problem, this activity has been very popular, the number far exceeding the minimum requirements.

But tomorrow morning seaplanes are some of the activities of the minimum number of requirement is 12 people, but so far only 11 people signed up, only one of the people. I asked the staff the possibility of accommodation in good faith, he shakes his head and said: If you are not up to 12 people activities can only be cancelled, but he will strive to let other people sign up, if the event will take place, he would later call to the room.

We have uneasy feelings go bar, looking forward to tomorrow's seaplane tours can take place.

Long heard that from an airplane Indian overlooks the landscape is very beautiful, the island from the sky looked like mosaic in the Indian Ocean Garland, if you can appreciate the beauty, the Maldives has no trip would regret. Because it's still early, very few people in the bar, we chose a balcony side close to the beach where sat down, due to the many before traveling to see the "Lady" in Maldives is a very special cocktails, and husband and one point for a glass.

The waiter will soon for us to have a cocktail, wine is red, red color, I tasted a small mouth, the taste is very special, seems to be a kind of spirits and tropical fruit juices and, due to the wine tastes compare strong, so do not like the thought of a nice drink, taste slowly.

Husband and I sat quietly face to face, a black, only around the desk red light flashing, no sound, you can only hear the balconies were below the waves, and at the bar is very different from the noise of the atmosphere, and let the heart also involuntarily subsided.

With balcony lights below, we can clearly see the beach and the sea.

To the beach at knew, although quiet bar, the beach can be busy: dozens of crab are busy playing and holes, but their world! I saw a crab with two big pliers desperately grilled with sand, soon playing a hole, but also quite large, but the cannibals could be another crab robbed to fight back and forth between the two people for a long time, it turned out that only or crushed, helplessly beside another found a place to start to play the hole. Who knows when a wave waves hit, the two holes all flooded, two crab had reluctantly crawl out from a cave, but also to find a new place to hole up. On the beach near the sea, there are a lot of small fish to swim, there is also an apparition, is afternoon yaoyu bird Brown small yaoyu, and underwater color almost on the beach, is a walk in predator or, in the balcony following seawater around for half an hour later the depths of the sea swim away.

US wine tasting side look at the crab on the beach and the fish in water, before you know it has been almost 10 points, and gradually more people around, the bar also played melodious singing, nightlife then have just begun, it is no wonder that morning when I can't see anyone, it is estimated that night sleep too late, get up yet! I went to the lobby to confirm the registration of tomorrow seaplanes, staff regret to tell me, because the number not scrape together enough, activities had to be canceled.

I am very frustrated and went back to the bar, put this news to the husband, he would regret. It seems that God is doomed to let us stay a little regret, you may also give us the next time you come to Maldives excuse! so we decided to continue to look tomorrow morning, and then in the water rising housing around playing a game, take advantage of the convenient conditions for water housing. 10: 30 or so, my husband left the bar back to the room after soon asleep.