UnBluelievable!

Today finds us visiting Male in the beautiful Maldives with the most unbelievably blue water, just crying out to be snorkeled in!  (Although as I cannot see a thing without my glasses on, snorkeling is not really an option!)

According to Wikipedia, "The Maldives is the smallest country in Asia. Its land area is only 298 square kilometres (115 sq mi), but this is spread over roughly 90,000 square kilometres (35,000 sq mi) of sea, making it one of the world's most spatially dispersed sovereign states. With a population of 515,132 in the 2022 census, it is the second least populous country in Asia and the ninth-smallest country by area, but also one of the most densely populated countries. The Maldives has an average ground-level elevation of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) above sea level, and a highest natural point of only 2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in), making it the world's lowest-lying country. Some sources state the highest point, Mount Villingili, as 5.1 metres or 17 feet.  (Edmund Hillary, eat your heart out!)

This is a sample of the gorgeous blue waters to be found in this area -- taken from the top deck of our ship, as we didn't go ashore today (not being snorkelers or lying-on-the-beach-in-the-blazing-sun types).