Maldives Photos
Here are the photos I took in the Maldives and in Summer Island Village
resort there in May/June 2007.
See also: slideshow,
favourites slideshow,
Larger set all on one page,
Maldives holiday blog
Around the island
Arriving on the island
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Coconut trees
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Dave and Eleri on the beach
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Fallen coconut (hazard when falling!)
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A nice flower
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Another nice flower
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The long walk down the middle of the island
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Dirk's Watersports
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The main buildings
Entrance and welcome
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Mr Waheed, esteemed Assistant Manager (and great photographer!)
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Bar (here be carom)
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Inside and outside (no doors!)
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Sand on floor (lovely!)
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The Tea Room (ah, afternoon cuppa...)
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Our bungalow
Our Bungalow
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Our Bung from the lagoon
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View from the Bung (pinch me, please)
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Moonscape
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The island from the air and sea
Island from air (when parasailing)
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Another pic of island from air
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The east beach from the lagoon
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Island from the (lots of) sea
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Island and (lots of) sky
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Sunsets
Sunset, light and the Spa
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Sunset and clouds
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Last gasp of the sun
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Heron watches sunset
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A reversal - early sunset light on bushes
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Eleri in later sunset light
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Wildlife
Crab
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Fruit bat
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Hermit crab
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Little lizard
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Bird of some kind
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Green parrots
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Fish
Fish
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Fish and coral
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Fish, coral and sunlight
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Fish
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Fish racing for food
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Fish fighting over food
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Eleri feeding fish
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Coral under water
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At sea
Light on the ocean
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Wake from boat
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Rainbow at sea
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Speedboat from the air
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Traditional boat
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Rusting hulks off Male
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Ships waiting off Male
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Seaplane air taxi
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Me parasailing
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Someone else parasailing
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In Male (capital of Maldives)
Male Island
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Banyan tree
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Banana tree
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Mosque
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Fruit market
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Motorbikes outside Presidential palace
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Old Presidential Palace
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Men dragging yellow-fin tuna through streets
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Fish market
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Old hand-carved coral on tomb
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Maldives and the world
Coral rings from the air
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Maldives island from air
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Mountains and worldscape
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Eleri at Gatwick
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