Maldives....a paradise on earth

What I absolutely love about this vacation:

nature & time with my hub & my book reading ....

Now for the all-time list:

1. The glorious lovely all day sun....
   
2. the never ending sea tides & powdery white sand....
   
3. the wonderful fishes that swim around you as if you are part of them in the ocean....
   
4. the lovely wonderfully shaped sea shells that only nature can produce. managed to get a nice variety that kids will be delighted with...
   
5. the beautiful beach with endless sea that goes on for as far as the eye can see....
   
6. the warm soft rain in the afternoons....
   
7. the time with hubby cos it's been a long time since we had time spent together just being with each other without the phone or Internet..... just enjoying each other's company....
   
8. the fact that you can see the clear water & white sand below even if you are standing in water up above your head.......
   
9. the fishes that resembles promfrets that swim in schools so near to the shore (around ankle deep water).....
   
10. beautiful pockets of coral that still teems with fish even if it is the only one standing in the vast area......
    
11. the pair of yellow finned fish that swam next to hub & me for most of the scuba diving experience. schools after schools of fish.....
    
12. dinner by the moon light with prawns so fresh & a platter of meat cooked to perfection.....
    
13. hubby's gift of song from "Don Williams - You're my best friend" with words that made me cry & love my hub all the more....the lyrics are: 

You placed gold on my finger

You brought love life I've never known 

You gave life to our children

And to me, a reason to go on. 

You're my bread when I'm hungry

You're my shelter from troubled winds

You're my anchor in life's ocean 

But most of all, you're my best friend 

When I need hope and inspiration

You're always strong when I'm tired and weak

I could search this whole world over

You'd still be everything that I need. 

Last but not least, I actually managed to read 2 books -"Eat, Pray, Love" (about a woman who travelled to Italy. India & Bali in search of what is true for her - what better to read a trip book when one is on a trip :)) & "The Saint, the Surfer & the CEO" by Robin Sharma (a self-realization book of what life's purpose & how to live fulfilling lives.n many ways, both books remind me about another fav book, "Conversations with God" by Neale Donald Walsh

Messages to remind me of the wonderful book adventures taken for this trip.....

• "When the student is ready, the teacher appears." 
• "Human reaction either stems from love or fear - nothing else" 
• "Joy, truth & love shows us which messages are divine messages" 
• "Our journeys are always what benefits others as service for other are our common goals" 
• "Each of us are perfect in ourselves. "
• "We are unhapy the farther we are not living out our destiny. We innately know as we are all in the process of self discovery more like remembering what we are. We are not learning anything new as what we know lies deep in our hearts."