The Honeymooners

Maldives. Both of us have always dreamed of visiting such a place -- a place where you sleep in bungalows atop clear blue waters; where in the morning you wake with the sun rising over an open undisturbed ocean; where breakfast is served on your own private deck and you enjoy the morning meal while watching the fish below hunt for their own; where you can walk off the deck into the water for some of the world's best snorkeling and scuba diving; where the nights are spent having five-course meals complete with fresh seafood and desserts from around the globe. It was heaven.


Some quick facts about Maldives:

- located in the Indian Ocean southwest of Sri Lanka
- highest point is 2.3 meters (7 1/2 ft.)
- water level is expected to rise another 59 cm by 2100 so the countries leaders are looking to purchase land from surrounding countries so people can relocate
- predominantly muslim (only muslims can vote)
- locals can't serve alcohol b/c of religion so only foreigners (mainly sri lankans) can work as servers and bartenders


While diving and snorkeling we saw hundreds of different kinds of fish and coral plus squid, eel, sting ray, two separate kinds of reef sharks, and other things that we didn't know how to identify.


Enjoy the pictures...