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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