Our last
day at the resort … kinda sad! We checked out at noon but were on the island
until 2h30 pm. Then we started our journey back. One boat ride, three plane
rides, spending time on the ground in 4 different time zones, changing the time
on our watches 3 times in a 16 hour span, to finally get home at 4 am local
time.
The 20
minutes boat ride takes us from the resort to a small island with an airport (Dharavandhoo)
, but it is one time zone away – move your watch back one hour. A 20 minutes flight to Malé and then a 4h30 min flight to Doha, Qatar, takes us
another 2 time zones farther east – move your watch back another 2 hours.
Finally, a 1h30min flight to Muscat moves us back one time zone – move your
watch up by one hour. It was crazy. Is there a world record for this walking in
many time zones in one day? I’m sure we’d be in the running!
It has been
a wonderful vacation. We really enjoyed it. Now back to school for 6 weeks of
teaching, then start exams, finish the school year, and get ready to leave Oman
for good; Bangkok is calling! But if you want to add something to your bucket list, we are suggesting the Maldives. It is a different world!
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| Soap and lotion in reusable bottles |
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| Water (and most other liquids) in glass bottles. Everything is recyclable; there is practically no waste |
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Home sweet home, sad to leave!
Notice the crane in the middle of the picture, waiting for the small fish to swim by the shore and the bigger fish to chase them down. The small ones try to go from the left side of the beach to the right side of the beach, and the bird just waits! |
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| Spent a few hours at this corner of the beach! |
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| Almost 30 years married! |
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| Fish swimming below a restaurant on stilts (free food?) |
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| Love the colour of the water |
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| Thank you so much; you have been amazing!!! |
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| Goodbye! |
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| From water to air transportation |
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| A few more atolls to look at! |
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| Velana International airport, at Malé, but you need a boat to get to Malé, as it is the next island. |
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| Sadly enough, we went straight. And so it ends, a wonderful holiday! |
Wow awesome visit with Vince and memorable times and pictures too! I am sure you'll leave with some sadness as you leave your temporary home for the last couple years. So looking forward to seeing you two soon! Bon Voyage! Sandy
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