A slightly underwhelming week on oir trip was rescued by the discovery of perhaps the most interesting uninhabited island we’ve been to. Just a short boat ride from Faresmaathodaa, our friends there were more than happy to help us explore […]
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After a short, and slightly underwhelming, stay on Fiyoari (see next blog post for details), we hired a launch and hit the water for Faresmaathodaa. The trip across the lagoon between the two appears to be the only one in […]
We’d been told before getting to Rathafandhoo that the island had shrunk rapidly over recent years, and indeed it has. We haven’t seen so many empty houses in one place since Hulhumeedhoo. Having travelled through a series of smaller islands […]
So, we left Gaafu Dhaalu Nadella three days ago, but got so busy in Rathafandhoo we’ve not had time to write it up. Now we’re already in Fiyoari, so we’d better catch up a bit. Nadella was distinctive from the […]
Another day another dhabas, so we packed up our bags this afternoon and hopped on a friend’s launch in Rathafandhoo, heading for the end of the reef. Five minutes across the glassy-smooth lagoon and we rounded a bend, passed a […]
After seeing some of Gaafu Dhaalu’s more quiet islands over the past few days, this week’s travelogue column considers the future for dwindling island communities: The erosion and dispersion of island communities over time seems as much a part of […]
Two days in Nadellaa didn’t feel quite enough, but we had to press on if we want to see the rest of Huvadhu before everyone moves to Male’. The ferries on this side of the atoll are a little more […]
First stop on the trip south from Thinadhoo was Gaafu Dhaalu Madaveli, which ended up also taking in Hoandedhdhoo, as the two are so close it seemed pointless to pack up all those bags and leave the fabulous hospitality we […]
