Here’s another one we’ve been sitting on since our visit to Huvadhu (and sitting on hooks for too long isn’t wise). So, we just got off it and here’s what hatched. When traveling round the atoll we hadn’t realised just […]
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Our island skills still need a lot of work, particularly after having seen the talented people of Huvadhu plying their trades: In Huvadhu alone we met people making clothes, rope, knives, boats, hooks, mats, brooms, and – most importantly – […]
So, this is the last blog post from Huvadhu. We’re waiting out a few storms, and the odd delayed boat and flight, with friends in Madaveli before heading back down to Addu to have a long think about what we’ve […]
This week saw us complete our tour of Huvadhu, and it felt like a good time for Dan to look back on some of the practical aspects of our trip in this weekend’s Mihaaru column: After five years of working […]
Little eid is done. People are back at work, and some have returned to fasting for a few more days. The henna is wearing off, the Eid malhi fires are well and truly out, and you should be able to […]
We set off from Gaddhoo bright and early this morning – well, actually it was too early to be bright – heading to Gaafu Dhaalu Vaadhoo. Our return to this island, after a brief layover to catch the ferry last […]
The plan was to head to Vaadhoo and then to Gadhdhoo to finish the full circuit, but as we could only guarantee a place to stay in Vaadhoo next week (it is Eid after all…Eid Mubarak everyone!), we decided to […]
This weekend’s Mihaaru column looked at what one islander has learned from some others as Dan reflects on six weeks in Huvadhu’s fishing communities. For while many today may prefer the comfort of a shirt & tie or the comparative […]
