Back out there

It has been a long 2 years since we have left Canada. And now that we have our chance, we did it with some serious style. DawnO was able to secure a pretty amazing deal in the Maldives that we couldn’t pass up. We knew there was a slim chance we’d actually get to go on this trip, but somehow the stars aligned and we found ourselves flying to the Indian Ocean to this island paradise.

It took us 3 days, 2 Covid tests and 1 float plane to get us here and it was all worth it! Our over water bungalow is quite posh with an outdoor shower, outdoor tub and an infinity pool! We can also walk down our back steps directly into the ocean if we feel like a soak in saltwater is in order.

We arrived on Valentines Day so there were a lot of cheesy (pronounced “romantic”) photo displays everywhere. When I was going through the payment with our island host he asked me if I would like to arrange a special Valentine surprise for my wife. I immediately said “hell no” and thought that dodging the $USD$ surprise on my credit card statement was the most romantic thing I could do. However we were unable to avoid the photo display.

Our island is quite small, as it only takes about 30 minutes to walk around the circumference. But there is plenty to do when we are not lounging around our cabin. We have been doing all the things an all inclusive has to offer including playing some tennis, ping pong, eating 3 buffet meals a day and trying out the 60+ island cocktails. DawnO had planned to try 20 by day 5, however she scratched that idea on day 2 after she sampled 9.

There’s more to come as we are here for another 6 days before we make our way to Houston, TX (don’t mess with it), to visit some cousins of mine. Stay tuned.