Maldives Honeymoon
I was lucky enough to spend eight days on Rangali Island and at the five star all-inclusive Hilton Hotel and Spa. We had already spent a week in Dubai so it was a short hop over to Male, the capital of the Maldives and in itself a small island, to wind down. On arrival in Male we headed for the Hilton executive lounge before transferring over to Rangali Island on a sea plane. It was the first time my wife and myself had been on a sea plane and what a fantastic experience it was!
Some of the sights we saw whilst flying over the other islands were nothing short of beauty and at a low level we even saw some of the fish in the water. Unfortunately it was only a short flight and I already had visions that the flight back would be that of sadness with my bottom lip well and truly out.
On arrival to the hotel we were personally greeted and taken to our gorgeous deluxe suite. “An outside shower?” asked my wife with shock and surprise! I hesitated for a while before she came back saying it's lovely and it's even got a massive bath in amongst the trees. A lovely perfect setting that felt very open yet obviously private to us. We even had a bat we later nicknamed Bert who seemed to keep popping in and saying hello!
The room was located literally on the beach so during some heavy rain (it was Christmas time) we spent half hour or so each day on the beach terrace just admiring the scene. Then as soon as the rain stopped it was a 40 yard walk to the warm sea. There is something nice about it when it rains in hot climates like the Maldives as opposed to home in England that's for sure!
To impress Mrs Webster I had booked us one night for dinner at the impressive undersea restaurant. You must visit this, what an experience it was! As we stayed on an all-inclusive package the restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner were absolutely out of this world. I have never eaten so much and also never tasted so many different foods from all around the world cooked by some of the finest chefs.
My favourite part of the stay here was the evenings and the walks we would go on. The stars looked beautiful and so low as well. We would walk over to the other islands, attached by a lovely long walkway, and head over for a coffee before relaxing in comfy chairs just watching the night pass. You really had to be there to understand it!
A truly relaxing week and yes my mardy lip did appear on the sea plane home to Male, then to Dubai and then onto Birmingham. In fact it was out for a while and we have both vowed that we will visit the Hilton Hotel on Rangali Island for one of our anniversaries when the kids are all older. They will still be there I am sure!