The Friends

We miss you Corinne, Gerald, Alexandre et petit Clement d'amour.


Rodney and his boys were on a trek for seashells and cool plants for their new gardens. They stopped by first to have a chat and I stole a few moments with my trusty Canon.


This is the 4 to 6pm beach club. From left to right: Alexandre, Clement, Gerald, Benjamin, Rob, Sophie, Gabriel, Rodney, Megan, Lochlan, Mitchell, Angie, Kyndell and Bobby. We threw a rooftop potluck the last week before our departure at Angie's and Megan's place. We thought it turned out very well and we should have done it more often... Once was a good start!



Our little snorkeling club. They were truly fun to watch. So comfortable and natural.


There they are, Benjamin and Gabriel's friends were a fun bunch and saved my boys and I from certain beach boredom! Canadians, French, Australians and Americans in a happy, sandy heap

The places

This is the reflection of the ocean as seen threw our open kitchen window. Coupled with the purple building going up next door. The experiment turned out better than I'd hoped...
Another perfect beach day. That's the advantage of photography next to water. It's always a little different. This one I liked because of the lines of sun flickering of the pale sand. Stepping into that warm water is as nice as you can imagine.

Another twisted attempt at the ever popular tropical palm tree.

One of our favorite place was the airport hotel pool. It was outdoor, right off the ocean and had great food. It was Corinne and my favorite hang out. It did take one cab, two boat rides and a ten minutes walk to get there but oddly enough, it was worth it!!! The boys were swimming without floaters by the end and Gabriel could hold his breath almost as long as I can!


These aerial shots are a courtesy of Captain Robert McIntyre who has a bunch more posted on his blog which I have a link to.

The people

The girls were hangin out of their windows on Friday watching the action









The girls were all smiles when they noticed I was sneaking a shot.

A few more moments on the island

I've been trying a few different tactics to capture the colors from the

water and the sand etc... It's all so beautiful especially with the last

rays of sun and a cooling breeze. It's the best part of the day. Beach time!!

Gabriel puts two feet forward

A friendly neighbour I've been meaning to capture...

Corinne's ever expressive two year old, Alexandre.

Maldivians are not afraid of colors.

Their apartments are as colorful as main street St-John's.

This one will be worth another shot when it's finished I think

A few more

Ahmarha is a sweet girl that visits us on the beach. She is very shy

but she warmed up enough for me to take a few shots.

Gabriel and Benjamin doing their thing
A sweet shot of the city of Male that Rob took a few days ago.

Don't forget to click on the shot to enlarge the image.

Ahmarha and her mom. She arrived a year ago from Bangladesh. Very nice!

Meeting new friends

As I walked around HulhuMale I stopped in front of this

little appartment and all it's residents spilled on to the street smiling and

waving at the boys and I.

Crazy Ben

In the Dhonnie crossing to Male

Gabriel's my little fish. He can now jump into the ocean without

his floaters and holds his breath for close to a minute. His motivation

is watching the fish swimming a few feet below the surface.

He pinches his nose and watches everything with his cute little goggles.

Maldives Boat Safari

We had a Boat Safari last week and we had a chance to snorkel some of the most beautiful reefs I have ever seen. I've never wanted an underwater camera so bad!!! Instead I tried to capture life on the boat. I didn't have as much success as I'd hoped with the bright sun and few filters. Oh well! I hope these give you an idea.



This was a beautiful time of day. Benjamin went fishing with Rob and they spotted two sting rays and a few dolphins skipping in the setting sun. I sat and drank in the peace and beauty for a few minutes but I was drawn back to my camera before long to try to capture the mood.



Here is a beautiful dolphin playing with it's buddies. There were maybe 50 swimming around Rhihiveli resort and we happened to go by. I truly enjoyed the show.

Finaly updated my blog after a week of ilness

My Little frog

Gabriel just woke up from his nap

Isn't he sweet

Long walk home

This little girl walked by and I dashed for my camera

Her little outfit was so cute

...A little rain must fall

Monsoon season is right around the corner and I've been told we can expect much more of this.

Forlorn!


Benjamin pop's out of the water long enough for a few clicks of the shutter.


The sun is so hot around noon that I could barely hold my EOS. The one condition I had for taking the boys out was that they sit together without fighting for a moment!

Life in the sun

Benjamin, my first born, enjoying the simple pleasures that being at the beach can offer.
Gabriel, who has recently turned three also has his moment of zen.
Motorcycles are the mode of transportation on the Main Island of the Maldives, Male. Both for low price and space, or lack thereof. Every street has a non ending line of them. You can barely get across the street sometimes.
Gabriel is captivated by all the fish going by the submarine window

The boy next door.