We Can Stay In Malé Instead Of Colombo! :-)

You may remember a previous post of mine entitled 'Why Can't We Stay In Malé Instead Of Colombo?!'. Well my dream has come true due to the current fighting in Sri Lanka. The company has decided it is too dangerous for our crews to stay in Colombo so we now layover in the Maldives instead. Just after takeoff a passenger collapsed and we had to carry her into the galley. We put her in the recovery position and she came round after 5 minutes. Then another one collapsed at the back! The flight over was hard work but so worth it when we arrived. The resort we stayed in was amazing. We even got transferred there by speedboat from the airport! The island we stayed on is called Bandos and it is in the North Malé Atoll. My friend Justine was on leave so I called her the night before and convinced her to book a standby ticket and come with me. We both got sunburnt but had a great time doing it!
We stayed on the big island which is called Bandos.
My bagtag for Malé.
The crew lining up to boat the boat. L-R Justine, Valentina (Italy), Sanaa (Morocco), Sara (New Zealand), Rachna (India), Hashem (Egypt), Cylinne (Philippines) and Romauld (France).
Malé city from the dock at the airport.
Me and Justine on the top deck of the speedboat.
On the way to the hotel they stopped the boat so we could see some dolphins.

Having a welcome drink.
Justine with the key. It was so difficult to unlock the door!
A view of the island from one of the bars.
The beach where the crew spent most of their time.
Me and Justine on the beach with our drinks.

In the swimming pool.
I bought Justine an icecream. She's so messy!
The pool bar at night.
This is Seabreeze cafe where we had lunch.

Sundowners bar where you can watch the sunset.
You can just about make out 2 sharks in this photo.
This is called the Sandbar. The floor is covered in sand.

The view as we left to go back to the airport.