Our Final Day in the Maldives...

Sundays are usually a good day but this past Sunday was our last day in the Maldives... it was very bitter sweet... we were so excited to come home to see Pierce but we sure hated to leave paradise (and no one from work could call Blake on his phone).

After our snorkeling trip in the morning we had to come back home and take one more dip from our balcony... so in we go.


There were not many fish right around our bungalow (you could see that on the video) but if you went a little further out there were more... and these fist below were a little creepy... they were huge... bigger than two of my hands and they had human size teeth... they would pick up coral with their mouth... and they have big beady eyes... creepy...

Can you see a fish in this picture... look closely.

We had to check out at 2pm and our boat did not leave until 9 pm... oh man what are we to do without a room.. don't worry we knew exactly what we would do... REEEELLLAAAXXXX!


We had to check out the spa of course... it was on a smaller island that was linked with a bridge to our island.... so here we go... we had to kill time right?

On the bridge we saw some really cool bright teal fish... they were beautiful but I could not get a good picture..












I think I will take a dip in the spa... Blake was just on the other side of that wall in the men's section... wish we could have been together...

And then waiting in the tranquility room for our rub downs.

Back in the tranquility room after our massage with our comfy chairs (we need some of these) and fresh coconut drink.  What a way to finish the Maldives.  I could have stayed in this room forever but Blake lasted 5 min. saying I have got to go outside next to the beach... he was right so we got dressed and enjoyed the beach for a couple of hours and then boarded our boat back to the airport.

Hope to see you again Maldives... but if not it was GREAT while it lasted... thank you honey for a wonderful Anniversary... you truly are my handsome prince.

Snorkeling 101...

Before we left for the Maldives... a lot of people told us we must go snorkeling so we signed up for the snorkeling trip first thing. They were all full except for the boat going on Sunday (which was the day we left).  So here we are all sunburned and ready to go... we suit up.  My handsome husband...that mask does wonders for your lips babe... no need for botox if we just all walked around in snorkeling mask.

We boarded our big fancy boat for the adventure.. look how the drivers is steering... no steering wheel

Here is our snorkeling spot... we are ready to jump in...

We were snorkeling on a reef so most of our view was half shallow water with the reef below or the depths of the dark dark ocean with no end in sight... amazing.

We have never seen so many fish and no one was feeding them... they were just there....


This picture is a little fuzzy but a great depiction of what it was like... tons of fish for miles.  It was rainy season in the Maldives and they considered the water a little murky but this was nothing... it was so cool watching this fish do what they do. There were so many different types, colors and sizes.

Blake likes to get really close... Blake got me this underwater camera for Christmas and I am so glad he did... I love these pics...



Christmas Card 2011... he he he...


We snorkeled for about an hour and I could have stayed there all day... it was amazing to see how different fish are from one another.. check out the detail of this fish near it tail... it was teal with bring pink stripes... beautiful...we saw fish that we had never seen before and we were so excited about all the fish Blake and I would take turns taking pics which with all that picture taking it killed our battery half way through the trip.  About 5 min. later we spotted SHARKS.. you are right we saw 2 white tip reef sharks about 10 feet away from us and no camera... you have got to be kidding me.  I just told Blake that that means we have got to go back.  We also got to see a black and white stripped eel and that was really cool... we were a little close and it like hissed at us... opened its mouth and like reared back like a cobra... so cool... and later Blake spotted a huge black star fish... but you guessed it no pictures...

And these little pink squids were everywhere... I could watch how they swim all day... some fish were completely see through... if you were not paying attention you would only see their black eyes but the light would hit them just right and it would blow your mind... amazing.  God really had a lot of fun when he made the ocean... can I say it again... amazing.