Crab race prizes were vouchers to be used at the hotel.

It's a quiet island, so one of the exciting weekly events is crab racing. You can enter for a few dollars entry fee per crab, but must pick a number without having seen the crabs. There were thirty crabs, and three rounds of races. The crabs all start in the center, and the first crab to crawl off the rug wins. By chance, the two crabs I paid for were the largest and some of the fastest too! My crab #10 won first place! Crab #2 came in third place.


Crabs #10 and #2 were eager to race.

Here I am accepting the first place award for my crab with the "race course" on the left.

Medhufushi, Maldives

Views of Medhufushi, Maldives.

Placemat at Mehudfushi, Maldives.

A Mellon collada. Sunglasses not included with order.

One of the many islands in the Maldives that we passed over in the plane.

View from the balcony at Medudfushi.

In the Maldives, to get to the resort required a trip by seaplane.

The pilots fly barefoot!

A view of Male, the capital from the airplane.

Male the capital is not big, but it's where most Maldivians live.

An Origami tree at the American Museum of Natural History, New York.

This is a life size replica of a blue whale.

The glass cube is the entrance to an Apple store.

Food at a tea room in the basement of Takashimaya, Manhattan.

Photos from the American Museum of Natural History special exhibits. Most exhibits only have stuffed animals.

Photos from the special exhibit on reptiles at the American Museum of Natural History, New York.

The Denver Zoo had a special night time opening in December so they can show off Christmas lights arranged in animal shapes.

A baby giraffe at feeding time.

At La Casa Bonita, in Denver, Colorado