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in my life from the jetty if I could only
have a chance to meet Prof. Hans
Hass, world-famous diving pioneer
and probably one of the most famous
marine biologists ever.
“Back to the story,” Assi tried to destroy
my day dreams meeting Prof. Hass,
“When Nakatchafushi was upgraded
with a freshwater pool, it was time to
move back to Fesdu. We generally
refuse to stay in resorts that have
swimming pools or water bungalows,
since we’ve got the best pool in the
world just around the island. So we
returned to Fesdu for the following
ten years, where we got to know your
husband. He allowed us to eat the
hot curries from the staff canteen and
always reserved a table for us outside.
The other guests were so jealous!”
My husband told me a lot about his
time as a manager in Fesdu which
surprises me over and over again. He
says guests back then were happy
with the same breakfast – toast, butter,
jam, bananas and a coffee – every
day! When they had to catch a flight
departing from Hulhule’ airport in the
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morning, they were sent on a motorboat in the middle of
the night on a four to six hours ride, depending on the
weather. Without mobile phones and only Walky-Talkie
systems available on the boats, at least four islands in
range were involved in monitoring the safe journey of
the boat up to the airport. But guests liked it, and kept
returning again and again, just like Kurt and Assi did.
“However,” continued Kurt, “when Fesdu got upgraded
in 2006, we had to move again and stayed two times
in Makunudhoo and in Eriyadhoo, where we had our
best beach barbecue ever. For the last six times, we
have stayed in Angaga which means for us: no water
bungalows, no swimming pool, no golf-cars, only sandy
floor where we can walk barefoot. That’s paradise for
us. We wonder for how long they will keep it that way?
Our 65th trip to the Maldives is already booked, no
matter what!”
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