Paradise....... The title says it all really crystal clear emerald water, powder white sand and beautiful blue sky's, welcome to the Maldives. We got checked in ok and the beach villa is to die for all you can see from the bed is blue sky and ocean, it's heaven. We've been here a few days now and we are loving it. The food is delicious and the staff are very friendly. It's extremely hot so being able to dip In the ocean is a god send. Been snorkelling in the a...

Spice Garden....... Anil drops us off again and we are escorted through a forest of different trees and given a very informative tour through what they do and when, to make all sorts of homeopathic remedies. Then we are given some treatments. I get one yellow leg, which I'm assured will help with the mozzy bites. Shaky gets an aloe Vera neck and back massage. Very pleasant. Then some sort of cream is massaged into my face. Ok so this is personal now. Dave is giv...

The Tour..... Well, where to begin. I know, the 5:45 wake up call. The first of many wake up calls. We meet our driver guide Anil at 6:30 at the hotel reception. A very nice man, happy, cheerful and polite. We head off on our adventure via the back roads of Negombo heading towards the Elephant Orphanage. This was going to be a 2 hour drive, luckily our top of the range 2004 Nissan Sunny had Air conditioning (classed as a luxury car). A pleasant journey if you...

Arrive at the hotel and a very open plan feel to it all. We are directed to some seats with welcome drinks, whilst very polite staff keep reminding us that our room will be ready shortly. We are then directed to have lunch. Well. I'm still quite full after 2 plane meals and a loss of appetite due to flying but hey ho, let's see what's on offer. It would simply be easier to list what's not on offer. Daves in heaven as the salad bar is fresh and tasty. They have e...

Another lazy day..... Another red hot day in Sri Lanka and I'm having to stay covered up for most of it due to being the village idiot and my back still being sore from the previous day. A late start today and the penalty for this is not being able to get a sun bed round our usual pool. So off to the quiet pool and it's only quiet in the sense that it's got no music, which if I'm honest is lovely. We did get a spot but no lounger so it was a case of two lounger ...