Toni the Maldive Lady
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My Sandbank
POSEYFUSHI
It was the 31st October 1998; a day I will NEVER FORGET!

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Very calm seas, and I am going to name my enormous sandbank which is not far from Nakatchafushi Resort in North Malé Atoll, roughly an hour from Malé travelling by Dhoni. I was wearing a brand new national  dress for the occasion. I used to buy the material in the UK and Male would make them for me. I must have about 30. Sadly many I now can't get into, just to fat!

The Dhoni couldn't get close to the sandbank, so the boat boys carried me ashore. The three palm tress were waiting to be planted A gang of lads from Nakatchafushi  all there to help, headed by Mr Rasheed.the Manager.

There was laughter and song with pictures and gaiety as we all tried to get the trees firmly into position. The trees were to be right in the middle from width to length of the sandbank, this all took some time. You can see from the pictures how we progressed.

Voila! All done. My own private name for her was POSEYFUSHI. At the time I was running Maldive Travel and I would arrange for any very special guests to be taken to Poseyfushi for a romantic private candle light dinner under the stars.  They would start the evening with a Maldive lady Cocktail.

Years back barman Tutu on Villingilli devised a cocktail which he called The Maldive Lady. This was in a long glass green in colour with a mixture of alcohol and ice. It tasted delicious. When word got round,Tutu was asked what he had put in it and whether they could have the recipe. "NO make your own" . All the Resorts I sent guests to made their own concoction differently and imaginatively.
Sadly as the years went by, sand travels, my trees and plaque edged closer and closer to the waters and one night after a terrible storm they just slipped away.
Clients on Nakatchafushi would keep me posted how things were doing as you can see in my last picture as to their progress. My sandbank is visible now and then but also on the move. She will always be MY POSEYFUSHI.
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The Maldive Islands


Ariyadhoo, Himithi, Mini Mas,
Gali & Maamigili
Fuah Mulaku

GAAFU ALIFU ATOLL SCHOOL
Gan and Feydhoo
Hanimadhoo & Uteemu
Ihuru
Kuramathi
Kurumba
Laamu  Atoll
Lhaviyani
Niyama - Dhaalu Atoll
Rashdoo & Noonu Atoll
Villingili

Holiday Of A Life Time:
Maldives, Sri Lanka & Dubai

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SPIRITUAL PERCEPTION - LETTER FROM BENEDICTA

MY ISLAND STORY

On My Way To Happy Days

Passenger Flying Log Book

My Very Good Looking Father

Through a Zanzibar Doorway

Lion Sands

Cape Town

A Night At The London Zoo

Wild Reef Child

Ashley

Flying With Hunting Clan

Love At First Sight

The Queen Mother

Romy Has a Surprise!

GEORGE

My Talk 2018

My Flying Diary

The Maldive Lady, by Jo Foley

LiveWire: First Lady of Leisure

Kunfunadhoo

The Lady In The Loo

First Round The World Flight

Tehran

PHINDA

Rat Story

Visha & Maya

Saint Helena

A Flight of a Lifetime

Diving Bangaram Island
Shark Circus
Richard Harley
Yusuff Moosa

I Dived To Victory
Memorable Muscat
You Must Not Wear Any Weights Or Life Jacket


A Magic Boat Launches

Angkor, Cambodia

Champneys

Country Life

Crown of Thorns

Having A Whale Of A Time

​Hurlingham Club Magazine Summer 2016

Kenya

​KASHMIR 1959

Lady Rose

Love of Skiing

My Magic Beans

My Outstanding Award
My Sandbank
Museum of Mankind
My 86th Birthday
Classic Wings: My 87th Birthday
My 88th Birthday
Magic Yellow File
RACEHORSE
Seychelles
South Africa
The Haute Route
Thrills & Spills - Dhoni Mighili
Underwater Ireland
Welcome To Stanford Bridge
***WEST OF ZANZIBAR***

Helicopter Bride
SCHOOL / FLYING
World Travel Mart
My Adopted Maldivian Family
Life Threatening Thalassemia
Himmafushi - The Young Offenders
Villingilli Orphanage
The Tsunami
Commemorative Coins

1986 Commonwealth Games
Guest Speaker of the Canberra
My Cocktail
Love & Marriage in Sri Lanka


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Flags
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A Maldives Symphony -
My Swan Song:

- Velassaru & Kuramathi
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Colombo

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