Attention to detail is what we have experienced so far here at the resort. Today is Belinda's birthday and when we ordered our breakfast we were also given a glass of champagne each to celebrate her birthday and the staff passed on their birthday wishes to her. A nice touch and another magnificent meal.
Most places in the Maldives provide buffet meals, but we have a full menu to choose from. It is a very extensive menu at each meal throughout the day. There were 5 pages of meals to choose from on the breakfast menu alone. The home made granola and fruit is a favorite and I think I will have this each day and choose something different each day from the rest of the menu as my second course. Tasmanian salmon bagel was delicious this morning. Not to mention the Baker's Basket we receive each time.
As we walked along the decking this morning we noticed the marine life in the lagoon and a bit of snorkeling may be in order later in the day to explore under the villa. I'm amazed at how white all the pylons are that keep the villas out of the water. There is no marine life clinging to them at all. I now know why. As we came back from breakfast, two of the staff were in the water, in their wet suits, scrubbing the pylons. Paths and beach areas are cleared of leaves as the "rake brigade" complete there work mainly under the cover of darkness. Nothing is too much trouble for the staff. They are constantly checking on us to make sure that our needs are being met.
I mentioned the light rain earlier - it is now constant. Male can no longer be seen from our deck as it has disappeared into the mist. It is unusual for rain at this time of year but the weather can be unpredictable. It is a good thing rest and relaxation is a priority.
The rain continued off and on for the remainder of the day. A good opportunity to get started on Matthew Reilly's Area 7. Thanks Linda for getting me on to his books. I really enjoyed Ice Station and I have downloaded a couple more to keep me going.
Each day the staff here feed the local stingrays. There are two of them who appear around 530pm near reception. They get in early before the reef sharks and the Jack fish. Once the Jack fish arrive there is not much food left for anyone else. They are extremely fast and the tuna soon disappears.
Further out, at around 6pm, the reef sharks are also given some tuna near the 'up market' restaurant. There would have been a good dozen of them scrounging for food. My preference would be to see them at this time of night rather than when I am having a snorkel around the place!
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