Male, Maldives

 Sea Date, March 30. 2024

Male, Maldives

We started the morning watching sunrise and the sail in to Male on the bow of the ship.

A hot, sweaty walk to the vegetable market, fish market, Independence Square, mosque.

Then onto a speedboat to Club Med. We spent the day in paradise.























    
                                                            Black tipped shark.










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