Published on March 7, 2014 13:37

It has been more than half a month since I came back from Maldives, but the paradise like beauty of Maldives can still clearly appear in my mind. The swaying coconut groves, the color of the sea and sky, and the afterglow of the setting sun linger in my mind for a long time. This wonderful feeling is not found in many trips in the past, so my wife and I worked together to write a travel note to treasure this wonderful memory. At the same time, countless netizens who can't go to the heart can make a reference (my dear wife and I both write travel notes for the first time, as if we were back in primary school to write a diary).

1、 Travel preparation

Island selection:

This should be decided according to the different needs of everyone. First of all, we should determine the star level and catering situation of the island we go to, and then we should look for intermediary agents. Now intermediary, agent are more, as long as three months in advance to online booking, should be very convenient. When we did the strategy, we saw that some strategies said that two months in advance would be enough, but we still recommended earlier. In addition to giving ourselves enough time to purchase materials, the most important point is that tourism to Maldives is very popular now (it is said that it is spread on the Internet that Maldives will be submerged in the sea in a few decades, which will lead to "Maldives fever", We are one of them. After comparison, we finally ordered a five-star ayada island on Ctrip.

Sun protection:

Maldives is located near the equator. The sunshine is longer and the ultraviolet radiation is very intense. It is easy to sunburn or even burn when it is careless. So we have done our homework in this respect. I bought two bottles of sun drying, a bottle of banana boat after sun repair and a box of facial mask. We carry it with us. We take it out every once in a while. Once a day, the room is replenishing with facial mask and banana boat. We rely on them when we go out every day. It turns out that it's very effective. The high temperature operation in the hot sun is only a little bit inevitable.

Daily necessities:

1. Skin care products, cosmetics and toiletries: in fact, ayada provides a complete range of these things, including cosmetic cotton, bath cap, cotton swab, shampoo and conditioner. But I'm still used to using my own, so I brought my own towel, skin care products and shampoo. Here I suggest you bring your shampoo and conditioner, which are commonly used, especially when you come back from snorkeling. There is also to bring toothbrush, toothpaste and comb, because there is only mouthwash in the hotel.

2. Disposable bath bag: because I have to take a bath every day on the island. The hotel provides bath salt and bubble liquid, but there is not much bubble liquid in one bottle. If it's not enough, you can ask Xiaohei to send two more bottles of bubble liquid. There are too many bubbles.

3. Drugs: carsickness medicine, cold medicine, anti mosquito medicine, anti diarrhea medicine, eye drops, wound dressing, Huoxiang Zhengqi water, Jianwei Xiaoshi tablets, etc

4. Other items: umbrella (necessary for rain), pen and notebook (necessary for filling in the entry form on the plane), translation software (for emergencies), the most important thing is to bring your passport, visa card (with my own experience, about visa card in detail below), hotel orders, air ticket orders, insurance policies, copies of marriage certificate (Meijia Airlines has sent honeymoon cake, The hotel has honeymoon, morning and evening meal, etc.) and US dollar change (note that the change is oh, tip with drops).

Equipment:

To tell you the truth, because I'm busy with my work, most of the preparatory work is done by my wife. I only give the snorkeling equipment to me. What we need to prepare are: one jellyfish suit for men and women (great contribution to sun protection), two pairs of snorkeling socks (it's too useful to be afraid of cutting feet by underwater corals. It's worth noting that the size should be smaller and the foot binding should be better), two dry breathing tubes, and one underwater camera (it's necessary to rent one on Taobao. Let the store send it one day in advance, It's better to choose Taobao merchants nearby. The above items can be easily done by Taobao, which is expected to take less than an hour. The other is the camera. The best way to go to MALDI is to bring an SLR. The light there is so strong that ordinary fool machines can't control it. You can bring a tripod to take photos of two people. At first, it was inconvenient to carry a tripod. Later, my dear wife was considerate. The tripod played a huge role in Maldives.

Supplement:

As for some of the mineral water, drinks and snacks mentioned in the strategy, I think it's OK to take less and eat them on the plane. At that time, we brought 6 bottles of mineral water, 6 cans of jiaduobao and a lot of snacks. The total weight of our luggage was about 70 kg. When we arrived there, we found that it was totally cumbersome. There were basically all kinds of five-star islands and three bottles of fresh water for free every day.

2、 Let's go!

Look forward to the stars, look forward to the moon, finally wait until the day of departure, in a good mood, excited have wood! There is wood in the blood! I can't feel tired when I carry over 50 Jin luggage on my shoulder!

We choose the Maldives Meijia air direct, 1:00 a.m. plane, to 10:30 p.m. can be checked.

At 1:00 in the morning, I finally boarded. The international flight is on time. The gray plane is so big! Because my husband's mouth is sweet when we check in, let the handler give us a front seat. Our seat is the first row of economy class ~ ~ it's about three rows away from the business class in front. Ha ha ~ you can stretch your legs and have a good sleep!

Meijia's food is not bad, and there's ice cream. The entry form is distributed by the stewardess, one for each person. We fill it out on the plane, so it's much more convenient to transit. If you don't know anything, you can also ask the stewardess. There are stewardess who can speak English, Chinese and Cantonese on their flights, and the service is very considerate.

This is a little surprise from Meijia airlines, honeymoon cake~

At 6:00 local time (9:00 Beijing time), after a long flight of more than 8 hours, we finally arrived at Maldives airport, our dreamy honeymoon paradise! Male International Airport is very small, but it's very clean, the environment is very good, looking at the past is the sea. Out of the international export, we saw ayada's counter at a glance. Xiao Hei, who received us, was very enthusiastic and helped us to check our luggage.

Then there are the waiting airships and speedboats. Because ayada island is far away from male, there is no water flying. Although one hour's inland flight and one hour's speedboat are needed to get to the hotel, the fresh air of madeqin's heart has swept away the tiredness of the journey. As soon as I got off the plane, my husband took out his camera and shot wildly near the airport. When he pinched it, it was full of scenes. Do you think the picture below is very familiar? Is it like the screen saver o (∩) of HTC mobile phone_ ∩) O ha ha ~.

It's the first time for me to see such a vast sea. Compared with the sea on our side, I suddenly feel that the sea I saw before is weak and explosive. In order to enjoy the beautiful scenery, my wife and I sat in the last row of the speedboat. The wind and waves were very strong, and several couples were seasick. However, we were both immersed in the sea and sky, and had no time to pay attention to the turbulence of the speedboat.

Because of the storm, ten minutes later than usual, the "mandarin ducks" on board were impatient! Look! That's ayada's iconic lighthouse! Finally, we arrived at the legendary ayada. We couldn't help but feel excited. We all took out our mobile phones to shoot wildly. Roar ~ look, this beautiful scenery, I thought it could only be seen in the picture.

There was a little bit of unhappiness when we checked in. Because we asked Ctrip customer service before departure, customer service said that ayada Island supports UnionPay card, so we didn't go to apply for visa card. As a result, UnionPay card hasn't been widely used on the island. If we use UnionPay card to pay Hotel deposit, it's not only complicated, but also 5% tax will be charged when we finally check out, Therefore, children's shoes for traveling abroad should prepare a visa card to save unnecessary trouble.

Our reservation is two sand and two water. The first two days are sand houses, and the second two days are water houses. Every room here has a swimming pool, which is our favorite and one of the reasons why we finally decided to book ayada island.

After going through the formalities at the front desk, the enthusiastic housekeeper took us to shawu villa and gave us the map of ayada.

In addition, we introduced the specific use of the facilities in detail. Shawu villa is also very convenient, you can see the sea when you go out.

This is the beach and sea in front of our house. The sand here is very delicate and soft. We can also find a lot of hermit crabs here. Small ones, the beach and the holes they dig. Ha ha, it's very interesting.

Orange is the main tone here. This is the swimming pool of shawu villa. The pool is only 1m deep. The water is circulating water. It's very clean.

This is my husband's favorite coffee machine. Every time I go home, I make all kinds of strange coffee~

After a nap, I'm going to have dinner. It's really beyond imagination. As soon as we entered the restaurant, we found out. There is no need to bring so many snacks. The food here is really good. There are all kinds of desserts, fruits, staple food and so on. It's all self-help and very convenient.

There was no activity on the first night, because I was a little tired, so I went back to my room to have a rest after a little stroll, ready to go snorkeling tomorrow morning. The most regrettable is that my husband made a big mistake that night. He is afraid that the memory card is not enough. He adjusted the pixels of SLR to the lowest level!!! Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, I'm going to spank. Such a beautiful scene is mosaic! Dear friends, you must set the pixel to the highest, otherwise the consequences will be very serious o ~~

Because we were very excited, we went out early the next morning and took photos. The air is so fresh in the early morning that there are few people on the island, so it is especially suitable for taking photos.

Then we went to enjoy breakfast. The environment near the restaurant was really good, so we chose to enjoy breakfast outdoors, blowing the sea breeze and breathing fresh air. Breakfast is very rich, there are drinks, fruits, all kinds of, especially like watermelon juice, my husband also mixed a cup of cocoa milk. It's delicious.

Is the landscape like painting~

One of the most important activities today is snorkeling. The snorkeling equipment we bought on Taobao is of great use. The snorkeling location is at the door of our home. Before we go, we are familiar with the use of equipment in our own swimming pool. My husband's water quality is better, so I sent him to explore the way first, and he started.

This is one of my husband's most proud works. Look, this little Nemo is staring at us

The time of snorkeling passed quickly. We floated for more than an hour, and it was noon when we came back. We settled our own snacks and had a rest to prepare for the sunset sea in the evening. Snorkeling is an individual work, very tiring, but very interesting, especially all kinds of small things, very cute.

Before going fishing, you can play chess while taking a bath~

Before going fishing, I saw in the dock whether it was like the grandson of the monster in di Renjie and Shendu Dragon King.

Start fishing, eh! Is the beauty fishing or flying a kite!

First of all, I should be the one who bit the hook, but I carried it so heavy. Xiao Hei on the boat came to help me, but the hook was gone. What was it. Later, when others fished, they knew it was a shark.

Here, sharks are protected fish. Xiao Hei made a gesture to us and put them back. After that, many people caught sharks. I caught four sharks in a row and released them all. Half an hour from the end, I successfully caught a big eye fish, O (∩)_ (laughter)~

The next day, the poor fish became our lunch. It was delicious~

But I have to charge tips and pay taxes for meals here. It's expensive. But it tasted good. We both ate it. Oh, I didn't take the picture.

Maybe it's because I have a lot of hooks. After two hours of sea fishing, I feel that time passes very fast. Secretly tell you, this fish also recognize people, someone from the beginning to the end of a bite are not, later depressed to the side to play selfie.

However, when I was fishing, my wife photographed the whole process of sunset, which was another great harvest of our sunset fishing.

A full day, snorkeling and fishing, let me appetite, ha ha~

Eh, what's on the left plate? There are all kinds of food. It needs to be pointed out that the shrimp here is really delicious. Every time I take a lot of sea shrimp, my wife will rob me. The fruit on the right is my wife's favorite.

After shooting sunset, we decided to shoot sunrise tomorrow, so we had an early rest.

At five o'clock the next morning, we went to the beach outside the sand house to wait for the sunrise. Unfortunately, there were too many clouds in the sky to photograph the beautiful sunrise. We decided to go out to see the dolphins in the morning and go snorkeling near the uninhabited island. The housekeeper called early and told us to pack our luggage and give it to him. When we got back from the activity, we could go to live in the water house. I'm looking forward to it~

The dolphin boat and the sea fishing boat are the same. The little black people on the boat all know us and warmly ask my husband to translate for us. Someone has been proud for a long time. I really don't know how little black can take a fancy to his three legged cat

I really saw a lot of dolphins, but the boat was a little bumpy. It was not easy to take pictures of the dolphins jumping out of the water. I could only put a picture of the dolphins in the back to relieve our hunger~

After watching the dolphins, we went snorkeling on the nearby uninhabited island. Xiaohei also took a group photo for us with his underwater camera. Isn't it very handsome~

Husband photographed the "bug", so terrible! Later asked the housekeeper, he said this guy is eating coral Dongdong.

On the fourth day, our main activity is a one-day tour of the water house, which is bigger than the sand house. Surrounded by the sea on all sides, you can also bask in the sun when you have nothing to do, have a look at the fish, and have a boundless swimming pool. I feel very good. It is a boundless sea with a wide field of vision.

The first time I took a bubble bath, the bubbles were very rich, and I could see the sea.

Is the bathroom very big? It's about the size of the bedroom.

"Struggle" caused by a piece of bread.

In the evening, it rained heavily and the wind blew. My husband and I went to the restaurant for dinner, and everyone got wet. Thanks to the quality of ayada's umbrella, such a big rain umbrella didn't react at all. Ayada in the rain is a different landscape, especially quiet feeling.

On the fifth day, today is the day when we bid farewell to this beautiful island. God is crying. Well, put away the sadness and get ready for our last project - Honeymoon breakfast, which will be delivered directly to the room by the hotel service staff. Ha ha, no need to go to the restaurant in the rain. We ordered a 7:00 honeymoon breakfast, and Xiao Hei delivered it to our room on time. This is only for the two of us. Look at the sea and listen to the rain. How pleasant!

It's so rich. Look, just put it away, someone's hand can't wait.

At 9 o'clock, the housekeeper came to pick us up on time, and after the account was settled at the front desk (because my husband was charged a handling fee of $16 for using UnionPay card to pay the deposit, please bring visa card).

We got on the speedboat. The four housekeepers and the hotel manager who received our group of tourists stood at the dock and waved goodbye to us. Ah, how wet they were. Quiet island, beautiful scenery, although we are only passers-by, but we feel the warmth of home here. I don't know when we can come back. I suddenly think of Lu Xun's work "hundred grass garden", ADE ~ ayada in misty rain, ADE ~ precious pearl left by God in the Indian Ocean!