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THE MALDIVES
17th - 24th February 2008 |
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Leaving Male on our first afternoon and seeing islands
that were resorts. |
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| The normal way of steering the boat |
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Rich enjoying David's DVD films with John in the
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| Deborah our figurehead |
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Lunch Mark, Rich, John, David |
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| Deborah, Ibaa, Gerry, Ettie |
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Mark with his Red Snapper |
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| Barbecue on the beach of a deserted island by
moonlight. The crew had made us a table out of the sand shaped like a
big fish and covered with a white table cloth, with candles sunken in
the sand. |
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A typical Maldivian boat |
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| In the Island Museum |
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Probably brother & sister |
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| Playing the special islands game of Bashi which is
only played by the ladies and young girls. These are rehearsing for
the big inter island tournament in two days time |
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Village street |
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| Brother & Sister on an electric scooter |
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Deborah with flowers after visiting the school |
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| This is for Emma to show off my colourful shorts !!!
Matt, Paul, John, Raymond, David |
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In the island cafe taken by John through the window
Gerry, Raymond, Deborah, Paul, Matt, Ettie, David, Ibaa |
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| Dancing to the beat of the drums and the singing of
the ladies. Paul & Deborah with Gerry in the background |
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Chief dancer aged 2 |
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| Visiting another school Deborah talking to
one of the teachers with Gerry in the background |
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Off to swim in deep waters in the rubber dinghy |
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| A peaceful scene of moored boats |
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This is the big Bashi tournament. Our island team was
in Green and the lady in to bat is in the process of serving her first
tennis ball backwards over her head. She aims to get the ball over the
net and onto the ground within the court on the other side. Those in
Red are the opponents who have to catch the balls before they land and
throw them back again. |
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| They loved to pose for the camera |
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It came on to rain and a kind man took us into his
house and gave us coconut milk to drink through straws. Ettie |
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| Matt |
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David |
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| Last day. Back on land at Male. This is the big Mosque |
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The President's Palace |
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| Part of the Market |
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The Fish Market |
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| And finally boats in Male Harbour |
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