Return to Male'

Arrived on Male' with Jim this afternoon.  The plane was pretty empty on the Dubai to Male' leg and I took the opportunity to stretch out on the 4 seats between the aisles for an hour, which was wonderful.  Other than that the journey was notable only for the tedium.


Checked in at Mookai again, unpacked and went for swim on the roof and listened to call to prayer from mosques across the city. In two of them the muezzin seem to be harmonizing. Took photos of sunset. Just georgeous scarletts and crimsons and yellows.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 There was a slight breeze this evening and so there is none of that sultry, close feel characteristic of the tropics. The hotel restaurant finally managed the chicken curry, which was worth waiting for and I joked with the waiter about whether the chef had been paid yet. Maybe he has and so the full menu is back.  There appears to be an overseas football team staying at the hotel. 
 
Time to sort out sleep patterns.  Bought some herbal sleeping pills in Manchester whose active ingredient is mainly velerian.  I'm sure that the stuff used in gothic novels to knock out the clueless visitor to the remote house on a dark and stormy night!  We'll see if it works.  Day off tomorrow anyway.