SURFING – Boat 4 stars – Resort 2.5 stars

Drew went to most of the surf breaks around the North Male' atolls - his favourite being Chickens, a great left-hander for him, with good height (double overhead) and not too crowded because it was a bit bigger than most of the others.

The surf at Lohi's was a bit temperamental - wind either helped the swell, or was pushing into your face making it too much hard work. A few days there it flattened out even. One of the main issues was that the resort was supposed to control the number of surfers permitted to surf the resort break (Lohi's) as they were charged extra for the pleasure - letting the casual guys, who just turned up with boards, take the surf boat (US$30/trip, two trips a day). This didn't happen - resulting in up to 26 guys (yes, and two girls on the odd occasion!) in the water. Some groups weren't interested in the surf etiquette and waiting their turn, and there was some distinct aggro between two countries.

Drew was glad he'd had the surf boat time with the great weather and hours upon hours of surfing every day. I must say... he certainly put on some great muscles :D