About 8 years ago Ian and I enjoyed a fantastic holiday in Sri Lanka and when we flew out of Colombo en route to Dubai our plane flew over and then touched down in Male (the capital) Well, all I could say was 'How Cruel'. Give me a Birdseye view of some of the most beautiful islands and clear blue waters ever seen, then actually land the plane and not let me get out and stay a while! I was most peeved and decided then and there that one day I would return.
It really was the most beautiful place, and is as good as it looks from the sky. Clear waters teeming with tropical fish, powder white sand beaches, no cars, no dogs, no horns, no litter. We stayed 6 nights, which with two young children was just enough and we ALL relaxed. I even read a book for the first time in ages, OK so I had probably read that book 3 times over for the number of times I had to stop/start and re-read with all the interruptions from the children, but I got there eventually and even began another.
Ellie's swimming lessons bore fruit and by the end of the week she was swimming the length of the pool by herself and Luke completely overcame his nervousness of water enough to be able to jump in all by himself. As for Ian, he enjoyed a well deserved rest and time with the children, and me I hope! The phone only rang towards the end of the week when a small crisis loomed and then the computer appeared, just the once though - good job because I had threatened it would be banished to the depths of the Indian Ocean FOREVER, but we were all so chilled by this time I managed to forgive him!
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