Sadly it was not to be. We awoke to the same grey sky, howling winds and heavy rain.
We donned our raincoats and made for the shelter of the gym. Amber worked out a simple circuit: leg raises, dive bombers, walking lunges, chin ups and burpees. Nearly killed me! Amazing steak and hash browns at breakfast made up for it though.
After breakfast we returned to the room and watched 'The Three Musketeers'. It was actually much better than I was expecting, despite the excessive use of CGI.
Amber would have quite happily stayed in the room, sheltering from the miserable weather, but I was feeling cooped up, so we went for a walk around the island in the rain! I went for a refreshing swim in the sea and then we walked along the jetty to the spa (Amber was desperate to find out if there had been a last minute cancellation in the spa). We wandered over to the water villas too, just to take a look at what we could have been staying in if we'd forked out a bit more!
From the jetty we saw several sharks moseying through the water. They look so peaceful gliding through the shallows.
Walking back to the room along the beach we saw a huge stingray. I had to take a closer look, so I put on my snorkel and made my way over to it. I was expecting it to hang around, but it took one look at me and headed in the opposite direction. Charming.
We bumped into anther couple who were taking photos of a particularly aggressive triggerfish. I was intrigued, albeit sceptical at first, so swam over to it. My scepticism rapidly vanished as the fish came charging over to warn me off! I made a hasty exit.
Back at the room we did a bit of packing before visiting the library to use the computers, or rather I did, Amber made herself comfortable in one of the daybeds with a book.
We took a final lap of the island - a farewell lap - and then went over to Fen Bar to have a couple of cocktails. I ordered a Vampiro, which was essentially a tall Bloody Mary made using tequila instead of vodka. Not bad, but I definitely prefer the original.
Our final meal on Velassaru was supposed to be the 'candlelit' dinner on the beach we had been promised by KUONI, another 'perk' of being a honeymoon customer. The hotel had already informed us that our dinner wouldn't be on the beach on account of the threat of rain. As a result we ended up having a very unromantic meal sat at a table right in the middle of Turquoise surrounded by Japanese couples in beachwear! To make matters worse it didn't rain, so we could have had a private table on the beach after all. They didn't even offer us anything to make the night special, so the meal was no different to eating there any other night. A shame to end the trip on a low note. Oh well, more fuel for our complaints letter to KUONI. I'm not sure how we always seem to have rotten luck with companies famous for customer service, but we really do. There's a lesson to be learned in there somewhere!
Amber would have quite happily stayed in the room, sheltering from the miserable weather, but I was feeling cooped up, so we went for a walk around the island in the rain! I went for a refreshing swim in the sea and then we walked along the jetty to the spa (Amber was desperate to find out if there had been a last minute cancellation in the spa). We wandered over to the water villas too, just to take a look at what we could have been staying in if we'd forked out a bit more!
From the jetty we saw several sharks moseying through the water. They look so peaceful gliding through the shallows.
Walking back to the room along the beach we saw a huge stingray. I had to take a closer look, so I put on my snorkel and made my way over to it. I was expecting it to hang around, but it took one look at me and headed in the opposite direction. Charming.
We bumped into anther couple who were taking photos of a particularly aggressive triggerfish. I was intrigued, albeit sceptical at first, so swam over to it. My scepticism rapidly vanished as the fish came charging over to warn me off! I made a hasty exit.
Back at the room we did a bit of packing before visiting the library to use the computers, or rather I did, Amber made herself comfortable in one of the daybeds with a book.
We took a final lap of the island - a farewell lap - and then went over to Fen Bar to have a couple of cocktails. I ordered a Vampiro, which was essentially a tall Bloody Mary made using tequila instead of vodka. Not bad, but I definitely prefer the original.
Our final meal on Velassaru was supposed to be the 'candlelit' dinner on the beach we had been promised by KUONI, another 'perk' of being a honeymoon customer. The hotel had already informed us that our dinner wouldn't be on the beach on account of the threat of rain. As a result we ended up having a very unromantic meal sat at a table right in the middle of Turquoise surrounded by Japanese couples in beachwear! To make matters worse it didn't rain, so we could have had a private table on the beach after all. They didn't even offer us anything to make the night special, so the meal was no different to eating there any other night. A shame to end the trip on a low note. Oh well, more fuel for our complaints letter to KUONI. I'm not sure how we always seem to have rotten luck with companies famous for customer service, but we really do. There's a lesson to be learned in there somewhere!
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