GLORIOUS HONEYMOON @ BAROS, MALDIVES (Part 3)

So here's the final caption of our honeymoon escapade to the Maldives. We had several exceptional dining experiences on this gorgeous island. One of them was at the Cayenne Grill. Since there wasn't a crowd, we were given free reign to choose any table we wanted and obviously we chose the one situated at the edge of the restaurant facing the Maldivian ocean. Now part of this restaurant actually sits on the water itself and with the spotlight switched on at night, it actually attracted a lot of em' fishes and provided us with a colourful array of marine species. Various kind of complimentary breads were served with yummy condiments. The tomato chutney was most delicious. They also had a li'll buffet spread offering sushis, fruits ... basically finger foods for us to nibble on while waiting for the mains. We both ordered the fish and they were both freshly mouth-watering delectable. In between, the waiter came to us and served us asparagus soup that came in shooter glasses. Now that's one of the plus point of this resort, they always try to give more that it's expected of them. Kudos Baros!

Included in our honeymoon package is a candle light dinner by the beach. We're praying for fine weather and that was exactly what we were blessed with. At the specified time, we made our way to the reception and the concierge led us to the beach. Staked on the sands were fire torches to compliment the entire romantic ambience and before long, we were enjoying a lavish meal of bread, salads, fish, chicken, sorbets and desserts ... all under the millions of glistening stars, the sea breeze in your face, the hypnotic sounds of the lapping waves ... simply a magical experience. Oh and they also took our photo and framed it up in a li'll Baros photoframe to remind us of this wonderful time we had. Nice touch.

On our final night on the island, we made reservations to have dinner at The Lighthouse, the fine dining restaurant and its menu fully 'designed' by Baros's Executive Chef, Mr. Damian Barret. From the moment we stepped into the Lighthouse, the resort's trademark excellent service was experienced. They ushered us to our table and like the Cayenne Grill, we sat on the open aired veranda facing ...what else, the panaromic sea of course. :) After much deliberation, I opted for the set menu comprising of the mango, papaya & fish salad, the rich and creamy lobster bisque which they prepared in front of us on a mobile stove, raw yellow fin tuna prochiutto, rose champagne sorbet, deep fried prawns, grilled duck breast and dessert. Now that's a mouthful huh. Oh and every dish served were paired with a different type of wine specially selected by the chef. SY went for the lobster pastry and seabass. We shared our meal whilst being serenaded by the live jazz band playing upstairs. Just before the mains were served, SY wasn't feeling too well and so, we opted to head back to the room and continued dining on our very own water villa's balcony. The staff very obligingly helped served our remaining meal there too.

We were due to check out at noon but our flight home was at almost 10:00pm. Guess what, the resort told us thay they've extended our check out time till the time required for us to head to the airport. How nice is that. :) So we spent the remaining hours lounging by the beach, another round of snorkelling to bid the fishies goodbye, swam with no less than 7 baby black tipped sharks ... one of em' cheeky buggers actually 'chased' SY and we got that on video. Hilarious!!! :D

At 7:30pm, we very reluctantly waved sayonara to the island and its wonderful people and were ferried to the airport. A slight delay at Male and another delay while transitting at Colombo resulted in us arriving a couple of hours late at KLIA but luckily, the good people at Atoll Paradise (our agent) managed to get us passes into the Business Class lounge where it was much more comfortable compared to the public waiting area at the airport.

SY and I are now diligently purchasing lottery tickets in the hope to hit the jackpot so we can quit our jobs and return to this amazing island that is Baros. Wish us luck!!!