2nd - 3rd Dec. Male and Hulhumale

Today was my last day for messing around on The Maldives. The news has been bad about the hurricane sweeping across the whole of Sri Lanka, so it's probably my good fortune to be a few miles away from the worst of it.
As it's getting near to when I need to head back home, I'm checking my cash, working out how much I need to tide me over and not be left with useless currency in my wallet.
So I decided to take the advice from the manager at my Ghuraido place and take a bus up to Hulhumale to the north of the airport. Yes, the buildings are a lot more spaced out, it has a more modern feeling than Male island, laid out on a grid, but oh so characterless.
Therefore, the shots below are from that visit, some more around Male, and the last few once I've arrived in the spot I'll be spending my last night in Sri Lanka.
The shot of the felled trees shows some of the damage from recent days. We're a bit out in the sticks here, but it's within a short-ish tuk tuk ride to the airport... and escape.Read more