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Malc finally succumbed to the heat on his head and bought this Kuredu souvenir!
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Best buddies and lovers in paradise together.
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Our favourite sofa in the Babuna Bar
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Our orange and beige evening.
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Seductive eyes!
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Lovely birthday present from our talented room boy.
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The birthday girl proudly showing off her new ring about half hour after Malc proposed on the sandbank!
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They even decorated our table in the restaurant, bless em!
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This was our black and white evening.
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Crazy eyes, all downhill from here, goodbye 20's!
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The happy couple!
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A little round of golf on a course that you couldn't stand still on.
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Cat on a hot tin roof!
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Jen having a go, she lost by 8 shots obviously.
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Mrs Faldo in action.
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The cute thatched club house.
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View from golf bar.
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A close up of Jenny's ring, oo er matron!!
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Our bungalow which looks like a shanty town shack from behind but lovely inside.
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Jen at the Spa
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The Dive Centre
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Out on the barracuda for a spot of paragliding.
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A view out past the jetty.
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Looking back at Kuredu.
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Pamela Anderson maybe??
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Jen getting her bondage kit on.
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Small straps and big arse, great combination!
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Struggling with the straps!
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Lift off.
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Bird of paradise in flight!
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Back down with the grace of a turkey.
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Malc's turn for lift off.
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Sky high.
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A dhoni full of snorkellers.
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Perfect landing.
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Traffic jam at jetty.
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Kuredu Express.
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Workers collecting baggage from jetty.
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Quad bike in paradise.
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On our half day island trip with our new friends Raj & Kay on their honeymoon.
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Komandoo resort, sister island to Kuredu, only just opened with 2 customers who had the resort to themselves, apparently.
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Another view of Komandoo.
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Lovers on the burning deck, and it was just that!
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A sunken ship that never quite sunk from 25 years ago.
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Coming in to dock at Naifaru, the capital island of the Lhaviyani Atol
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Local branch of Maldives Bank, love the security measures on the walls!
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Little side streets.
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A wider street.
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Jenny of Arabia.
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The local school where 1200 children learn from 7am - 6pm
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Eager children arriving to collect their exam results.
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Heat was unbearable here, hate to think how much worse that would be with black trousers on!
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Nutter on the beach.
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Tuna fish basking in the morning sun.
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Local yokels in the shade.
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The 12 bed hospital, the only one that serves the whole atoll. Immaculately clean throughout.
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Health advice.
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The dead centre of Lhaviyani Atoll!!
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Tanks from yanks.
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The huge local mosque.
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Shipbuilders at work.
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One word to sum up the complete holiday.
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Lazing on a sunny afternoon, well morning actually but it don't sound as good!!
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Heading back out of Naifaru
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Joined by hundreds of dolphins but this was the best shot.
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A couple more jumping around.
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Just 3 minutes after enquiring if there were whales in the Maldives this beast popped up out of nowhere.
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The first whale to be spotted in the atoll for 2 years, so lucky, the pictures don't justify the moment.
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A last gasp of air before diving back down, anybody know what species this is??
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Expert opinions were Black Whale, Mink Whale and Hump Backed Whale. Perhaps not so expert after all.
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The final shot, it did appear again a few minutes later but way way behind us.
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Out for a sunset cruise to take in the last few hours on Kuredu as new Fiance's
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Our wonderful crazy new pals from Birmingham, Raj & Kay. We hope to visit their pizza takeaway next time we're in UK!!!
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Happy honeymooners!
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Great mates.
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Sunset silhouettes.
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Oops, Kay dear, your teeth have fallen out!
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From the next table in our restaurant, Alan, Lucy and Sarah. Lovely folk from Brightonish!
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Sunset taxi.
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Malc and Raj at the Babuna bar.
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Mick Hucknall live at the Babuna.
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Malc in a dress!!
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Diving buddies. Everything is OK!!
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Animated expressions.
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A quick stop at a docking platform at Palm Beach to pick up some more passengers on our way back to Male airport.
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Boat heading out from jetty to platform.
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Getting back on to look after a seriously hungover fiance who very nearly made the journey without using the sick bag!!
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Final views of the islands.
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Ditto.
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Ditto
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A glance across Male airport.
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Our way out of The Maldives.
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And goodbye, sob sob!!!
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