All good things must come to an end and after 5 days of total relaxation, it was time to go.
Checking out was fuss free. The day before, they will drop a letter in your room stating your return flight number and time. The proposed check out time was also indicated – we were slated for 0930hrs check-out with the boat leaving at 1030hrs.
All that was required was to pay for any chargeable items at the lobby and wait for the ferry to be ready. The bags were picked up by the bell service direct from the rooms so we won’t see it until we got to the airport.
So that leaves us time to horse around.
Some last shots with the polaroid.
And why didn’t we spot this coconut tree earlier?
And then it was really time to go… the head of guest relations and staff members stood by the jetty, waving goodbyes until our boat was far out across the horizon. Heart warming, as much as it was cruel. lol.
Long queue to enter the airport. The difference between their airport and ours … it is restricted area the moment you enter. I would recommend doing the online check-in like we did because the other queues were pretty long. Most of them probably forgot to settle the little admin stuff amidst the fun in their resorts.
The airport wasn’t as dead as I thought it would be. Plenty of souvenir shops but seriously, what meaning souvenir could we buy. Stuff ranged from souvenirs, to electronics and dive equipment (Scubapro). Oh, there was a Dome cafe and …
… the aptly named Departure Restaurant. Talk about having a last meal before your flight.
There was very little to do and so we went to our gate like the rest.
Our ride home was prepped and raring to go. We, on the other hand were of the opposite sentiment.
Joyce takes stock of her polaroid exploits and before long, it was time to board. Maybe the ground staff sensed our boredom. Being the typical singaporeans, we took snapshots.
And that concludes our Maldives trip.
Which we will remember for a long long time. It was a trip that wasn’t planned for but materialised anyway. It was a location which we always thought were out of reach but went ahead anyway…
… and it was a location just 4.5hrs away from Singapore. tmd, so fast reach home.
