My 2012 Trip to Maldives
8 Days
After my trip to Greece in 2011, where I spent a lot of time moving between islands and between locations on individual islands, I liked the idea of trying a vacation on an island that was less than 1km in circumference.
I still had lots of opportunities to take pictures. Plus I experimented with underwater photography using a small point-and-shoot underwater camera.
After arriving in Malé, the capitol city of the Maldives, I had to take a small sea plane to get to my resort. I used that as a photo opportunity as well, of course.
On the day of my departure, I also took the opportunity to take a ferry to the capitol city of Malé, although today there is a bridge from the airport to the capitol, so I imagine the visit is even easier now.
My route
Day 1 - Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Safety First
Last Leg to Paradise
View from my Window Seat
Cabin from my front row seat
Regulation Footware
Male International Landing Strip
Male City
Male from the air
Maldives Reefs
Reefs from the Air
Well Worn Copilot Station
Heading: Mostly South
Manual Override
Approaching Destination
Touchdown on Water
Welcome Crab
Landing Platform
Day 2 - Wednesday, February 15, 2012
IPILIPILIMA
Where's the sun?
Wet Loungers
Thundershowers
Day 3 - Thursday, February 16, 2012
Beach and Bungalow
Big Lips
Glass Fish
Lipstick on a fish
Purple Milk
Well Disguised
Ain't nobody here but us chickens
Sanctuary
Black Net Stockings
Ladies Only
Nightmare
Messy Hair
Punker Fins
Scarface
Separate Ways
Day 4 - Friday, February 17, 2012
Man Overboard
Big Fish and Fellow Snorkeler
Curvy Fish
Spikes
Nestled Brain
Garish Makeup
Fishnet
Blacklight Blue
Sea Level
Over my head
Potato Bed
I've fallen, and I can't get up!
Tiger Fish
Soft
Swedish Fish
Piranha
Shell
Zebra Fish
Big Blue
You lookin' at me?
Friends
Day 5 - Saturday, February 18, 2012
Diagonals
Bungalow
Over-water Bungalows
Color Coordination
The Return
New Guests
Tying the Tubes
Camouflage
Ceramic
Nice Jugs
White Hat
Photo Op
ANBUMAA
Welcome
Hut
Business Class
Symmetry
Skyscraper
Sheltered Table
Long Shadow
Reach for the Sky
Beach Bed
Cluster
Bar
A spot in the shade
Plant Life
Parking Space
Turquoise
Beach and Palms
Gecko
Time to get the coconuts
No, the one on the LEFT!
Child proof top
Ready to drink
Coconut Meat
Striped Shade
Beached Coral
Tiny apples, big bee
Maldivian bat…?
…or Dracula on vacation?
Another guest
Checking the water
Bloom and Balls
Bunny Lounge
Day 6 - Sunday, February 19, 2012
Hermit
Fashion
Blue, baby, blue
Lamp Post
Bored
No Life Vest
Yellow Fin
Against the Grain
Cyrano de Fish
Evil Grin
Neon Fish
Graceful Curve
Pastels
Dolphin Watch
Time to Go
Panorama
Stripes
Spots
Palms
Lines
Droopy
This way, please
View for One
Palm Leaves Painterly
Green Strokes
Painting with Light
Fantasy Island
Hard at play
Table for One?
Various Supports
View for Two
Roots
Fallen
White Russian B4 Dinner
Day 7 - Monday, February 20, 2012
Little Nightmare
A little morning shark
Oh, Sh*t
Strange Surroundings
Day 8 - Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Homage to Change
Sibling Rivalry
Reception Lobby
Crazy Fruit
Water Jug
Redtail
Shades of Blue and Green
Departure Plane
Deserted Island
Sailing
From a Distance
Water Landing in Male
Homeward Bound
Office of the President
Behind the Green Door
Presidential Palace
Mosque
Breaking in a new partner
Cemetery
Maldivian Elevator