MALDIVES FOR DUMMIES

"It can be more powerful than hemp," wrote Ibn Battuta, "and it is accustomed to sew collectively the planks of Sindhi and Yemeni dhows, for this sea abounds in reefs, and In case the planks have been fixed with iron nails, they might split into items in the event the vessel hit a rock. The coir offers the boat better elasticity, to make sure that