[quinp]

Monkey Matt,

Thanks for the info. I'm currently working in India and will finish-up sometime between Nov 23-28. I will spend a few days in Mumbai and then travel to Maldives for a week stay; either 28 Nov-5 Dec, or 5-12 Dec, 2005. I haven't made any booking confirmations yet as the work end date is not final yet.

I'm finding it difficult for hotels and live-a-boards to communicate to me via e-mail. So far I've gotten good responses from White Sands in south Ari and the live-a-board MY Stingray. I've tried contacting Adventurer 1, but they haven't responded yet.

I haven't been to Maldives before and so I'm not sure where the best diving locations are. If I had to make a choice, based on best diving, where would you suggest would be the best atoll / land-based resort to stay?

If the sea conditions aren't all that bad, I'd prefer to do a live-a-board trip. Any suggestions?

As for the diving, I'd like to do a little of "all of the above"... reef diving, large fish, and even a wreck dive would be nice (Victory).

Any insight would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Quin