On to the Maldives

We left Colombo on Sunday evening, having spent some time at the airport. Our flight to Male was 75 minutes, so it was a rush for the cabin staff to feed us a snack in the time.

There were the usual formalities at immigration and then we took a ferry from the airport island to Male and found our hotel. Fortunately, a nearby restaurant stayed open until midnight, so we were able to eat.

In the morning, we walked around Male and then collected our bags and set off for the ferry to take us to Hurra, where we will spend 6 nights.

Views of Male

The minaret.


A cemetery



A coconut milk before we left



Loading provisions at the docks




On the ferry



There was plenty of trafic as we travelled towards our island, sometimes in a choppy sea.

One of the owners of the hotel was waiting for us as we landed, with a wheel barrow to take our cases.

We ate some local fish in the evening and then went for a walk and to bed.


- Pat and John on tour