{"id":38692,"date":"2018-01-16T00:55:46","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T00:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com?p=38692"},"modified":"2020-02-10T15:30:56","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T05:30:56","slug":"luxury-surfing-experience-maldives-club-med-kani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/au\/magazine\/maldives\/luxury-surfing-experience-maldives-club-med-kani\/","title":{"rendered":"A Luxury Surfing Experience In The Maldives With Club Med Kani"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38699 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00273_lifestyle.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00273_lifestyle.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00273_lifestyle-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00273_lifestyle-525x394.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00273_lifestyle-340x255.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00273_lifestyle-768x576.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/675;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00273_lifestyle.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00273_lifestyle.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00273_lifestyle-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00273_lifestyle-525x394.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00273_lifestyle-340x255.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00273_lifestyle-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><\/h5>\n<p><em><strong>After nine days of all-inclusive gourmet food and drinks, staying in an amazing overwater villa suite, having a personal boat to go to epic surf, and a whole lot of rest and relaxation, you can bet I got a taste of the good life.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>After a disorienting period of time where I reached the point that I felt as if I had spent my entire life confined to the cramped insides of an airplane, I finally began to spot the infamous atolls that make up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/au\/surf-trips\/maldives\">Maldives<\/a> out the window. Bright, circular, marble-looking blobs surrounded by rings of different shades of blue that looked more like giant eyeballs than little islands, just floating on the surface of the Earth. I touch down on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/magazine\/survey\/give-us-feedback-win-7-nights\">Mal\u00e9<\/a> and hear the pilot say, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/magazine\/maldives\/your-invitation-to-surf-the-maldives\">\u201c<em>Welcome to the Maldives<\/em>\u201d<\/a>. Finally, I made it to paradise!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38710 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel3-EK.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"980\" height=\"654\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel3-EK.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel3-EK-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel3-EK-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel3-EK-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel3-EK-768x513.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 980px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 980\/654;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel3-EK.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"980\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel3-EK.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel3-EK-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel3-EK-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel3-EK-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel3-EK-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>So, picture this. You wake up on a king-size canopy bed with the sunrise peeking through white curtains lightly blowing from the sea breeze. You climb out of bed and step out on to the deck to admire the vibrant blue sheen of the water below you. You might even see a school of fish, or an occasional ray or reef shark swim by. The water looks inviting, so you jump in. Taking a few strokes before turning over on to your back to float, you close your eyes and relax. You hear your significant other calling out your name to let you know that room service has arrived, so you swim back to your dock, rinse off in the outdoor shower, and don a robe from the bathroom. A server is carrying two trays of breakfast items, and he asks you, \u201cWhere would you like to eat your breakfast today?\u201d to which you respond \u201cOn the front deck, please\u201d. You take a seat outside and uncover the lids to reveal plates of fresh croissants, steaming eggs, crisp bacon, maybe even some warm crepes, and it all smells so good that your mouth waters in anticipation as you pour yourself a hot cup of coffee\u2026<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s 7:30 am and the day has just begun.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38709 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-2-EK.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"980\" height=\"1467\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-2-EK.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-2-EK-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-2-EK-600x898.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-2-EK-351x525.jpg 351w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-2-EK-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-2-EK-227x340.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-2-EK-768x1150.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 980px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 980\/1467;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-2-EK.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"980\" height=\"1467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-2-EK.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-2-EK-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-2-EK-600x898.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-2-EK-351x525.jpg 351w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-2-EK-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-2-EK-227x340.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-2-EK-768x1150.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Every day in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/au\/surf-trips\/maldives\">Maldives<\/a> brought a new adventure. With the sun out, the water would shine as a bright, turquoise blue, and I\u2019d eagerly admire the view as I waxed up my board. I\u2019d walk the path from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/au\/surf-trips\/maldives\/north-south-male-atolls\/club-med-kani-resort\">overwater villa<\/a> down to the dock with my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/magazine\/maldives\/watch-barton-lynch-surfing-the-maldives\">surfboard<\/a> in one hand, and my boyfriend\u2019s hand in the other. Once in the boat, we\u2019d speed away into the azure waters of the Indian Ocean. It was a common sight to see spotted, lone <a href=\"http:\/\/theperfectdive.com.au\/\">manta rays<\/a> cruising by, or a pod of <a href=\"http:\/\/theperfectdive.com.au\/\">jumping dolphins<\/a>. Every moment was a different adventure out at sea.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38694 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-4.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-4.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-4-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-4-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-4-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-4-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 980px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 980\/653;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-4.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-4.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-4-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-4-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-4-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38711 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-5.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"980\" height=\"654\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-5.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-5-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-5-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-5-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-5-768x513.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 980px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 980\/654;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-5.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"980\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-5.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-5-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-5-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-5-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-5-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38697 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008029_erynblog.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008029_erynblog.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008029_erynblog-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008029_erynblog-525x351.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008029_erynblog-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008029_erynblog-768x513.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/684;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008029_erynblog.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008029_erynblog.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008029_erynblog-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008029_erynblog-525x351.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008029_erynblog-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008029_erynblog-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/magazine\/maldives\/late-surf-season-in-the-maldives-keeps-on-giving\">Maldives surfing<\/a> is a magical experience. The water is so clear that you can see fish swimming under you as you ride a wave of almost transparent looking water. It\u2019s pure stoke.\u00a0For my complete guide on surfing in the Maldives, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/erynkrouse.com\/a-guide-to-surfing-in-the-maldives\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38708 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008649_lifestyle.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008649_lifestyle.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008649_lifestyle-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008649_lifestyle-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008649_lifestyle-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008649_lifestyle-768x513.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/601;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008649_lifestyle.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008649_lifestyle.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008649_lifestyle-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008649_lifestyle-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008649_lifestyle-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008649_lifestyle-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38706 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008522_surf.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008522_surf.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008522_surf-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008522_surf-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008522_surf-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008522_surf-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008522_surf.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008522_surf.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008522_surf-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008522_surf-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008522_surf-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008522_surf-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38696 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0001155_erynblog.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0001155_erynblog.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0001155_erynblog-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0001155_erynblog-525x351.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0001155_erynblog-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0001155_erynblog-768x513.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/684;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0001155_erynblog.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0001155_erynblog.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0001155_erynblog-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0001155_erynblog-525x351.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0001155_erynblog-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0001155_erynblog-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38698 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008530_lifestyle.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008530_lifestyle.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008530_lifestyle-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008530_lifestyle-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008530_lifestyle-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008530_lifestyle-768x513.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/601;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008530_lifestyle.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008530_lifestyle.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008530_lifestyle-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008530_lifestyle-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008530_lifestyle-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel__0008530_lifestyle-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38704 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008265_erynblog.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008265_erynblog.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008265_erynblog-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008265_erynblog-525x351.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008265_erynblog-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008265_erynblog-768x513.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/684;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008265_erynblog.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008265_erynblog.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008265_erynblog-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008265_erynblog-525x351.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008265_erynblog-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_0008265_erynblog-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Salty, happy, and surfed out, I take a moment to soak in the sun. It feels so good to lay on the sand, feeling the warm rays on my skin while listening to the soft lapping of the waves onto the coquina shore. I close my eyes in absolute contentment, the kind of content I get only after spending blissful hours in the ocean. \u00a0This stretch of beach is quiet. The only visible signs of life are the little sand crabs bustling around, bumping into each other.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38701 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00583_lifestyle.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00583_lifestyle.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00583_lifestyle-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00583_lifestyle-525x394.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00583_lifestyle-340x255.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00583_lifestyle-768x576.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/675;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00583_lifestyle.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00583_lifestyle.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00583_lifestyle-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00583_lifestyle-525x394.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00583_lifestyle-340x255.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel_00583_lifestyle-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Back at the villa\u2026 my body is sore and a bit sunburnt from surfing all morning. I run the water in the tub for an afternoon of rest and relaxation. On the walk back from the beach, I picked plumeria and hibiscus flowers to put in the bath to create a personal spa in the privacy of my villa. To really pamper myself, I open my brand new products from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.malie.com\/\">Malie Organics<\/a>, including a plumeria scented body scrub and body polish moisturizer\u2026 the ultimate pampering experience.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38713 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-10.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"980\" height=\"1307\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-10.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-10-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-10-394x525.jpg 394w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-10-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-10-255x340.jpg 255w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 980px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 980\/1307;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-10.jpg\" alt=\"luxury surfing maldives club med kani\" width=\"980\" height=\"1307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-10.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-10-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-10-394x525.jpg 394w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-10-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/trent-mitchel-EK-10-255x340.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><em>This\u00a0article was reposted from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/erynkrouse.com\/\">Eryn Krous<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/erynkrouse.com\/\">e<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/erynkrouse\/\">@erynkrouse<\/a>). Read the original story\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/erynkrouse.com\/a-guide-to-surfing-in-the-maldives\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<span title=\"Edited\">Note: All images are courtesy of Eryn Krouse and her photographer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trentmitchell.com\/\">Trent Mitchell<\/a>, and have been shared with permission. To book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/au\/surf-trips\/maldives\/north-south-male-atolls\/club-med-kani-resort\">Club Med Kani<\/a>, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/au\/enquire\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 After nine days of all-inclusive gourmet food and drinks, staying in an amazing overwater villa suite, having a personal boat to go to epic surf, and a whole lot of rest and relaxation, you can bet I got a taste of the good life. After a disorienting period of time where I reached the<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/au\/magazine\/maldives\/luxury-surfing-experience-maldives-club-med-kani\/\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":38713,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[188,63,185,174,173,171,187],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38692"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38692\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.perfectwavetravel.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}