Coronavirus Travel Restrictions Strand Couple on Honeymoon in Paradise
, the pair proceeded to reach out to the South African Consulate in the Maldives, as well as the closest South African Embassy, in nearby Sri Lanka, for assistance. They were notified by a representative over WhatsApp that they were among 40 South Africans stranded throughout the Maldives, and that their best bet for getting home any time soon, would for the group to hire a chartered jet, paid for out of pocket. The cost? $104,000.
“We’ve started playing a lot of table tennis and snooker,” Ms. De Freitas said. The pair have taken to a lazy and languorous routine of sleeping in, snorkeling and swimming in the pool. Even before the unintended extension, the honeymoon “was an extravagance” for the 27-year-old teacher and 28-year-old butcher. While the couple has been given a generous discount in light of the circumstances, their continued stay at the resort — usually priced beginning at $750 per night — is eating away at the money they had saved for a down payment on their first home together.
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