// my_gallery1.js // -------------- // special stuff for part one of this gallery function getPartLinks() { var ptString; if (GERMAN) ptString = "\"\" \n" + " Fotos Teil 1: Insel, Menschen, Himendhoo
\n" + "\"\" \n" + "Fotos Teil 2: Unter Wasser
\n"; else ptString = "\"\" \n" + " Photos Part 1: Island, Fellow Travelers, Himendhoo
\n" + "\"\" \n" + "Photos Part 2: Under Water
\n"; return ptString; } function getContinueLinks() { var cuString; if (GERMAN) cuString = "\"\" \n" + "Weiter mit Fotos Teil 2: Unter Wasser
\n"; else cuString = "\"\" \n" + "Continue with Photos Part 2: Under Water
\n"; return cuString; } // load pictures and text function loadPictures() { pic1 = new Picture("pic1", "EL01", "001", "Maldivian Air Taxi", "Maldivian Air Taxi", "Der Flug von Hulule nach Ellaidhoo mit einem Wasserflugzeug der Maldivian Air Taxi war ein tolles Erlebnis.", "We really enjoyed our flight from Hulule to Ellaidhoo that was operated by Maldivian Air Taxi.", 1); pic2 = new Picture("pic2", "EL01", "002", "Ellaidhoo Westseite", "Ellaidhoo Westside", "Der schönste Strand von Ellaidhoo liegt an der Westseite der Insel", "Ellaidhoos most beautiful beach is located on it's west side.", 1); pic3 = new Picture("pic3", "EL01", "003", "Bootssteg", "Jetty", "Blick aus dem Dhoni auf den Bootssteg am Westufer", "View of the jetty from a dhoni", 1); pic4 = new Picture("pic4", "EL01", "004", "Dhonis", "Dhonis", "Auf Ellaidhoo gab es mehrere Dhonis in unterschiedlichen Größen. Das größte war die Mask (für mehr als 30 Taucher), das schnellste ein Speed-Dhoni namens Sub Aqua 1 ", "They had several Dhonis on Ellaidhoo, the biggest one (for more than 30 divers) was called Mask, the fastest one was a speed dhoni called Sub Aqua 1", 1); pic5 = new Picture("pic5", "EL01", "005", "Bungalows", "Bungalows", "Unsere Bungalows lagen an der Ostseite und waren durch Bäume und Gebüsch von einem schmalen aber schönen Strandabschnitt getrennt.
Zur Tauchbasis und zum Restaurant waren es jeweils ca. 15 Minuten Fußweg.
Die Bungalows an der Süd- und Westseite waren eindeutig schöner und zentraler.", "Our Bungalows were on the east side of Ellaidhoo. They were separated from a small but beautiful beach by big trees and bushes.
We had to walk ~ 15 minutes to the dive base and the restaurant.
The bungalows on the south and west side of the island have a better beach and are more central.", 1); pic6 = new Picture("pic6", "EL01", "006", "Im Bungalow", "Inside our Bungalow", "Die Bungalows waren klein und praktisch eingerichtet, aber etwas renovierungsbedürftig. Es gab wenig Stauraum und das Bett nahm fast den ganzen Platz ein.
Leider wohnte in unserem Bungalow auch eine Kakerlakenfamilie (Landlobster) und wir teilten unser Bad mit einer großen braunen Palmspinne (ø 10cm) und mehreren Ratten (Palmhörnchen), die nachts unsere Seife und unsere Zahnpasta anknabberten.", "The bungalows were small and practical but needed a bit of renovation. There was not much room to store our luggage and the bed filled most of the bungalow.
Unfortunately our bungalow was inhabited by a family of cockroaches (called land lobsters) and we had to share our bath with a big brown spider (ø 10cm) and some rats (called palm munks) that ate our soap and toothpaste during the night.", 1); pic7 = new Picture("pic7", "EL01", "007", "Unser Strand", "Our Beach", "Blick von der Veranda unseres Bungalows auf unseren Strand. Wie überall auf Ellaidhoo gab es auch bei uns Wellenbrecher.
Im Hintergrund sieht man die Ferieninsel Bathala.", "We were able to see our beach through the bushes in front of our porch.
In the background you can see the resort island Bathala.", 1); pic8 = new Picture("pic8", "EL01", "008", "Kokosnüsse", "Coco Nuts", "Überall auf Ellaidhoo stehen große Kokospalmen und man muss aufpassen, dass einem keine Nuss auf den Kopf fällt.
Unser Zimmerjunge brachte uns jeden Nachmittag mehrere Kokosnüsse, die Markus dann - a la Robinson - am Strand öffnete.", "There are coco palms everywhere on Ellaidhoo and you have to watch out for falling ones when you walk around.
Our room boy collected them for us and Markus opened them on the beach for us every evening - made us feel like Robinson Crusoe.", 0); pic9 = new Picture("pic9", "EL01", "009", "Baccardi Feeling", "Baccardi Feeling", "Wenn man am Strand sitzt und Kokosmilch mit (eingeschmuggeltem) Rum trinkt, kommt man sich vor, wie in einer Baccardi Werbung.
Susi und Fredo hat das genauso gut gefallen, wie uns.", "We used to pour some smuggled rum into our coconuts - could have been one of those Baccardi commercials.", 1); pic10 = new Picture("pic10", "EL01", "010", "Sonnenuntergang", "Sunset", "Die schönsten Stellen, um den Sonnenuntergang zu beobachten, sind der Coffeeshop und der Strand an der Südwestseite der Insel.", "The best places to watch the sun set are the coffee shop and the southern end of the west beach.", 1); pic11 = new Picture("pic11", "EL01", "011", "Restaurant", "Restaurant", "Das Restaurant auf Ellaidhoo ist ziemlich groß und hat einen Sandboden.
Das Essen war gut und abwechslungsreich, allerdings musste man manchmal relativ lange am Buffet anstehen.", "The Restaurant is rather big and has a sandy floor.
The food was good and abundant but there were always long queues in front of the buffet.", 1); pic12 = new Picture("pic12", "EL01", "012", "Ausflug nach Himendhoo", "Excursion to Himendhoo", "Bei einer Tagesfahrt mit dem Speeddhoni zu den Mantas bei Himendhoo Thila besuchten wir Mittags die Einheimischeninsel Himendhoo.", "On a full day trip with the speed dhoni to the mantas at Himendhoo Thila we spent our lunch break on the native island of Himendhoo.", 1); pic13 = new Picture("pic13", "EL01", "013", "Fischer auf Himendhoo", "Himendhoo Fishermen", "Als wir am Steg anlegten, kamen gerade mehrere Fischerboote zurück.", "We had just moored our dhoni when we saw several fishing dhonis return to the island.", 1); pic14 = new Picture("pic14", "EL01", "014", "Der heutige Fang", "Today's Catch", "Die Fischer trugen die armen teilweise noch immer zappelnden Makrelen und Thunfische erst einmal zum Strand wo sie sie in den Sand legten.", "The fishermen carried their catch to the beach and dropped it in the sand. Some of the poor fish were still moving.", 1); pic15 = new Picture("pic15", "EL01", "015", "Fisch im Sand", "Sandy Fish", "Ich gebe es zu, sie schmecken gut, aber lebendig und unter Wasser sehe ich sie in einem Tauchurlaub viel lieber.", "I know that fresh fish tastes very well, but on a dive trip I prefer to see them alive and under water.", 1); pic16 = new Picture("pic16", "EL01", "016", "Shopping auf Himendhoo", "Himendhoo Shopping", "Kaum hatten wir angelegt, da kam Leben in die Einkaufsstrasse auf Himendoo. Überall wurden Tische vor die Häuser gestellt, auf denen Getränke und Souvenirs angeboten wurden.", "As soon as we had moored, the shopping street of Himendhoo turned alive. Windows and doors were opened and tables with soft drinks and souvenirs were carried to the street.", 1); pic17 = new Picture("pic17", "EL01", "017", "Maledivische Kinder", "Maldive Kids", "Maledivische Kinder sind niedlich. Diese beiden setzten sich in einer kleinen Bar zu uns und fragten, ob wir ihnen etwas von unserem 7 Up abgeben würden.", "Maldive children are cute. These little girls joined us while we were sitting in a small bar and asked if we would share our 7 Up with them.", 1); pic18 = new Picture("pic18", "EL01", "018", "Nach Hause Telefonieren", "Calling Home", "Auf Himendhoo kann man Telefonkarten kaufen. Ein Gespräch von der Telefonzelle nach Deutschland ist wesentlich günstiger, als von Elleidhoo aus.", "You can buy phone cards on Himendhoo and call your family at home from the public Phone. This is much cheaper than on Ellaidhoo.", 0); pic19 = new Picture("pic19", "EL01", "019", "Toter Hai", "Dead Shark", "Als wir zurück zum Strand kamen, lag dort ein toter Hai. Die Fischer erklärten uns, er habe sich in einem der Netze verfangen, daher hätten sie ihn töten müssen. Normalerweise würden sie aber keine Haie fangen.", "When we returned to the beach we saw a dead shark lying in the sand. The fishermen told us, that it was caught in one of their nets and they had to kill it because they couldn't get it out. They normally don't catch sharks and that this was only an accident.", 1); pic20 = new Picture("pic20", "EL01", "020", "Scharfe Zähne", "Sharp Teeth", "Wann hat man schon mal die Gelegenheit, sich die Zähne eines Haies aus nächster Nähe anzusehen ...", "You rarely get the opportunity to view shark teeth from such a close distance ...", 1); } // write the 20 ellaidhoo land thumbnails, 5 per row function writeThumbnails() { document.writeln("
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