Mina nomyeni wami singabathandi bokuphumula okungajwayelekile, ngakho-ke akekho noyedwa kwabajwayelene naye wamangala lapho sinquma ukugubha unyaka omusha kuma-maldives. Ukukhetha kwawela eRaa Atoll, ubani, ngokusho ko-opharetha wokuvakasha, umane wenzelwe abathandi bezokungcebeleka. Uku-oda ukuvakasha kumi kusengaphambili, futhi kungcono hhayi ku-EVE kaNyaka oMusha, kodwa ekuqaleni nje, uma kungenjalo kungenzeka kube nezinkinga ngendawo yokuhlala.
Ekuqaleni, besilindele ukuba indizeza enkulu inhlokodolobha - owesilisa, bese sayiswa eRaa aroll ku-hydrosapollet encane. Ngathandana nalesi siqhingi shazi. Sahlala endlini eyayimi olwandle.
Ukudla kwasekuseni ethafeni, sasivame ukubona izinhlanzi zintanta emanzini, futhi kude kwabonakala njengamahlengethwa. Ukubhukuda olwandle, ngangivame ukubona iziketi kanye noshaka abancane kakhulu.
Amabhishi lapha ahlanzekile kakhulu futhi kuhlala kungabikho muntu kubo. Isihlabathi esimhlophe nesincane kakhulu sasingashisi. Ulwandle luhlala luzolile. Kwesinye isikhathi i-lizard noma i-crab ingaqhutshwa edlule.
Ukuphumula kuRaa Atoll kwehlukile kwezokuzijabulisa kwezinye izindawo zokuhamba kolwandle. Azikho uhambo olungelona khona lapha, ngaphandle kohambo lwesikebhe ezindaweni lapho ama-mantans atholakala khona (izinduku ezinkulu) noma uhambo oluya enhlokodolobha ye-hydrosapol. Kepha azidingeki, lapha futhi ngakho-ke akusizi. Ngicabanga ukudonsa. Akukho ndawo, angizange ngibone izinhlobo zasolwandle ezinhle kakhulu zasolwandle.
Umyeni wami wakuthanda ngempela ukudoba esikebheni. Yize engazange abambe lutho, abantu bendawo abadoba naye, bamnika uBarracuda wabamba.
Ngakwesokudla ehhotela bathola ithuba lokuqasha ngama- $ 20 ngosuku ehamba ngebhayisekili, nathi esilisebenzisa ngenhliziyo yonke futhi saya kubo sonke isiqhingi. Ngesikhathi sohambo, saqikelela ukuthi inani labantu bendawo liyamangalisa lapha. Ngesinye sezikhathi ezithile ngebhayisekili, ngangena etsheni ngawa. Ukuqiniseka ukuthi konke kuhlelwe nami futhi kusisize, wonke umuntu owayeseduze, okwakumnandi kakhulu, yize ngangingahlupheka nhlobo.
Nginokuvelela okuhlukile okuvela ku-cuisine yendawo. Amanani ezindaweni zokudlela asemqoka, kepha, unikezwe ikhwalithi yokudla, angikwazi ukubabiza ngokweqile. Zonke izitsha zimnandi impela. Ehhotela Sinikeze kuphela amakhefu kuphela, okuyindlela, endleleni, amasonto amabili okuphumula, asizange aphindile futhi anambitheka kakhulu. Kepha sidla isidlo sakusihlwa futhi sidla ukudla kwasendaweni nasezitolo zokudlela. Isitsha sami engisithandayo sasiyi-tuna e-Coconut ubisi. Okukodwa kubiza izindleko ezingama- $ 14. Kusuka kuma-dessert nganginqotshwa isaladi yelayisi nelayini yezithelo ngama- $ 8.
Ezinye izindawo zokudlela zanikezwa izitsha ezingokwezifiso zangempela. Size sazama nezinhlanzi, kepha zahlala zingajabuli - isitsha esibukhali kakhulu, esivele singenakwenzeka.
Ngotshwala ezindaweni zokudlela eziningi, ezinkingeni, kodwa ngenxa yethu kwakungeyona into ukuphazamiseka, kepha abanye abashayeli bamaholide abaningi babethukuthela kakhulu.
Yikuphi ukuphumelela esikusebenzisayo ama-nightclub phakathi kwabantu abasha, itiye lijabulele impumelelo lapha. Itiye lapha lihle kakhulu futhi lishibhile. Inkomishi eyodwa, ngokwesilinganiso, sanikeza amadola angama-3-5.
Amakilabhu ebusuku lapha akhona futhi saze savakashela esisodwa kanye, kodwa singahlabeki ngokuphelele. Umculo uhlukile kakhulu, awunawo umoya omncane, ngakho-ke kuyinto egcwele ngaphakathi. Kusuka kuziphuzo ezihlongozwayo, iningi lotshwala, obuyazi abaziphi utshwala. Njengoba sihlale isikhathi esingaphansi kwehora, saphindela ehhotela.
Njenganoma yikuphi ukuphumula, akubizi ngaphandle kwezimanga ezingezinhle. Bengingeke ngicabange ukuthi kunezindawo lapho izintuthwane eziningi kakhulu. Babekhona yonke indawo - ezindaweni zokudlela, egumbini ngisho naseyalwandle. Enye i-minus - i-air conditioner egumbini lethu yayifakwe ngqo maqondana nombhede, ngakho-ke bekungenzeki ukukuguqula ubusuku. Kithina ukupholisa igumbi, kwadingeka ngiphume egumbini ukuze lishaye.
Ngaphezulu minus - Ukuhamba ngebhayisekili, asikwazanga ukushayela yonke indawo. Kwenzeka ukuthi umgwaqo wawela uthango, ulandelwe yi-villa. Ama-villas lapha, ngendlela, okuningi futhi abanikazi bawo abakwazi ukungenisa izihambi ikakhulukazi.
Uma kungenjalo ukubhekisa amaminithi, bese kuphumula eRaa Atoll kungabizwa ngokuthi iPharadesi ngokuzethemba. Ngizojabula ukuhamba lapha okwamanje.