Male

Wednesday continued with unusual happenings as the captain interrupted us for

the second time at dinner to request blood for a medical emergency. Not good for

someone. 

Today we did a walking tour of Male (Maldive Islands). This island is almost

100% Muslim.  It was nice but very hot. We went to a Mosque, shoes off,

shoulders covered. We did not go into the praying area, only viewed it.

Our guide said they prayed 5 times a day but I have not seen anyone stop to pray

here or in any other places that has a large Muslim population. At a graveyard

he explained about tombstones, round top women, pointed top men and height

based on age.