Biking the atoll

Biking is a great way to get around an atoll because they are so flat.  As we were waiting around to see if a boat could be arranged to take us to Chagos (didn't happen) we used bikes provided by Equator Village to do a little sight seeing.  Here I am with three other from our group of ten.  From left to right, Jorge (from Spain), Seth (from Florida), me, and Terry (from the UK).  I'm appropriated dressed, i.e. no tank tops and shorts, for the ride as the Maldives is a Muslim country.  Yesterday we ventured out by speed boat to a neighboring island that rarely sees tourists, and today we took a local boat to tour around the inside of the atoll.  The water is so perfect and clear.  About a hundred dolphins joined us near the end of our tour to make a perfect end to a very enjoyable day.

Flying to Gan (Addu Atoll). This is what the Maldives looks like from the air. So many little island dots. Really beautiful.

A couple of the resident kitties at the Equator Village resort.

Ah, what to do at Equator Village... relax at the beach or ....

relax by the pool?

This is the reef right at the Equator Village resort. Really unbelievable! It was like swimming in an aquarium. There were so many different corals and the fish were so varied and colorful. I have to thank Dan from our group for insisting I try snorkeling to see this amazing reef.