Maldives Liveaboard | BLUE: Trip Report
【Maldives】We were rescued Whale shark @03MAY !! 】
【Maldives trip report 03MAY !! 】
We were at Thaa in maldives and rescued whale shark successfully.
The whale shark was swimming with us for a while as if the whale shark said thank you….
[Maldives] Trip Report : Jan.30-Feb.06,2021, Ari atoll Route
[#Maldives] Trip Report : Jan30 -Feb06, 2021, #Ari atoll★ Special movie ★
[Maldives] Trip Report : Jan.30-Feb.06,2021, Ari atoll Route
[#Maldives] Trip Report : Jan30 -Feb06, 2021, #Ari atoll***New boat / Fun Azul Ⅱ****
This trip is first of 2021, which started from #Male atoll to #Ari atoll.
Underwater, we was able to enjoy two whale sharks at night dive, guitar sharks at other points, and a variety of seas.
Everyone was satisfied with the relaxing after-dive on board.
Thank you all for joining our trip and also for making this trip greatest!!
Hope to see you all again. Stay safe and happy to all!
[Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.22-29,2020, Deep South (Equatorial) Route Vol.5
[#Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.22 -29, 2020, Deep South #Equatorial Route 3 from #Addu to #Gaafu Vol.5Day 5 of the special trip number 3, absolutely deep South, which started from #Addu atoll to the #Gaafu atoll via #Fuvahmulah, before you know it, it was already the last day of the trip. Time really flies. The 1st dive of the day was at Maarehaa Kandu in the Gaafu atoll. This is one of the popular spots in Gaafu atoll. There was a good incoming current when we got into the water. It was such a fantasy world with Yellowback Fusiliers, Grey Reef Sharks and Bigeye Trevallies packed in the mid layer at the corner of the channel. As we were about to start our safety stop, all of a sudden, out of blue, he showed up! A Whale Shark!!! Hooray! We continued to dive at Maarehaa Kandu for the 2nd dive as well. The fantasy world was still there, besides, a school of Spotted Eagle Rays crossed in front of us! They were soooo gorgeous! The 3rd dive was at Dhiyadhoo Coral Garden. This place is good to observe epidemic species and beautiful hard corals. One of the highlights to dive near the Equator is that there are many Evansi Anthias! It was nice to see the big crowd of them! And for the last dive, we came back to Maarehaa Kandu. The good incoming current cooperated us again. Many of the Grey Reef Sharks, and Fusiliers in the mid layer. Giant Trevallies and Bluefin Trevallies were attacking the Fusiliers. When we moved to the sand area inside of the channel, we heard of Dolphins! As we looked around, there were 7 Dolphins above us! They came down to our depth and started playing with the sand! They gave us the nice surprise for our last dive!
The water temperature was 26-31 deg.C. The water temperature was 26-28 deg.C. The visibility was 10-30 meters. Thank you all for joining our trip and also for making this trip greatest! Hope to see you all again. Stay safe and happy to all!
[Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.22-29,2020, Deep South (Equatorial) Route Vol.4
[#Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.22 -29, 2020, Deep South #Equatorial Route 3 from #Addu to #Gaafu Vol.4Day 4 of the special trip number 3, absolutely deep South, which started from #Addu atoll to the #Gaafu atoll via #Fuvahmulah, we continued to dive in Fuvahmular for two tanks of diving. As I got into the water before everyone for the current check, suddenly, a big Whale Shark swam by right in front of me! Wow! Hope it comes back later for everyone. We decided to go through the blue water, and found a shark at the bottom. When we got closer to it, we found out that it was a Tiger Shark! Yay! For the 2nd dive, again, a huge Tiger Shark showed up from the deep side! And the highlight of the day yet to come as we were about to start our safety stop. There was a Whale Shark appeared from the top reef!! That was the same guy as the one I saw in the morning! Thanks for coming back to us! The Whale Shark was followed by a couple of Giant Trevallies behind of him. So cool! We finished diving for the day and started moving for Gaafu atoll. The water temperature was 26-31 deg.C. The water temperature was 26-28 deg.C. The visibility was 30-40 meters. To be continued…
[Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.22-29,2020, Deep South (Equatorial) Route Vol.3
[#Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.22 -29, 2020, Deep South #Equatorial Route 3 from #Addu to #Gaafu Vol.3Day 3 of the special trip number 3, absolutely deep South, which started from #Addu atoll to the #Gaafu atoll via #Fuvahmulah, we continued to dive in Fuvahmular for three tanks of diving. In the middle of the 1st dive, we all started moving faster to the top reef. Guess what we found? It was a Tiger Shark! During the 2nd dive, we enjoyed the dense of the fish crowed here. The Neon Fusiliers and Valiablelined Fusiliers were getting attacked by big Dogtooth Tunas and Bluefin Trevallies in the mid layer. As we moved to the deep side, there was a big school of the Skipjack Tunas. They beautifully glittered like diamond, reflecting the sunshine. The 3rd dive we went to the tiger reef aiming for Tiger Shark. We moved along with the reef. One of our groups found a Tiger Shark! Yay! In the open water, a big Hammerhead Shark showed up! He was so cool as always! The water temperature was 26-31 deg.C. The water temperature was 26-28 deg.C. The visibility was 20-40 meters. To be continued…
[Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.22-29,2020, Deep South (Equatorial) Route Vol.2
[#Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.22 -29, 2020, Deep South #Equatorial Route 3 from #Addu to #Gaafu Vol.2Day 2 of the special trip number 3, absolutely deep South, which started from #Addu atoll to the #Gaafu atoll via #Fuvahmulah. We went up North to reach at Fuvahmulah. All the three dives we had was at, of course, Fuvahmulah. Aiming for big fish! It was a fantastic visibility as 30-40 meters! I was so excited! We did explorer in the blue water for the 1st dive. And the end of the 1st dive, we encountered with a gigantic Whale Shark!!! It was such a big one, the size of a mini bus! The 2nd dive, a friendly Giant Manta Ray appeared! He made himself got closer to us! Thanks! He moved slowly so that we could observe him very well!? During the 3rd dive, the Giant Manta Ray showed up again! I thought he really liked us! The water temperature was 26-31 deg.C. The water temperature was 26-28 deg.C. The visibility was 20-40 meters. To be continued…
[Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.22-29,2020, Deep South (Equatorial) Route Vol.1
[#Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.22 -29, 2020, Deep South #Equatorial Route 3 from #Addu to #Gaafu Vol.1The special trip number 3, absolutely deep South, which started from #Addu atoll to the #Gaafu atoll via #Fuvahmulah. The check dive was at Addu Manta Point in the Addu atoll. The incoming current made a good condition to dive. As we reached at the cleaning station, there were total 7 Alfred Manta Rays flying over the station. That was a great start! The 2nd dive was at Maa Kandu. The current was changed to outgoing. A couple of big Napoleon Fish swam by. When we were observing the nice couple of Napoleon Fish, another male Napoleon Fish showed up and started fighting against the male of the couple over the female! Wow. The 3rd dive was at British Loyalty Wreck to look for endemic species. The wreck is big as 140 meter length. The hard corals at the shore side are so beautiful! We could observe endemic species well including Maldive Anemonefish and Evansi Anthias. Besides, a big school of Luminous Cardinalfish made a big wall and they are getting attacked by Luna Lionfish. The water temperature was 26-31 deg.C. The water temperature was 28-29 deg.C. The visibility was 20-40 meters. To be continued…
[Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.15-22,2020, Deep South (Equatorial) Route Vol.5
[#Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.15 -22, 2020, Deep South #Equatorial Route 2 from #Gaafu to #Addu Vol.5Day 5 of the special trip number 2 and the last day of diving for this trip, which started from #Addu atoll and end at #Gaafu atoll via #Fuvahmulah. The 1st and the 2nd dives were at Maarehaa Kandu in th Gaafu atoll. There was a good incoming current. At the corner of the channel, there were beautiful sea world of Yellowback Fusiliers, Grey Reef Sharks and Bigeye Trevallies. As we entered the channel for our safety stop, the Whale Shark appeared! It was hard for us to take a picture of it because it happened all of a sudden, and also it swam away quickly. We saw a school of Spotted Eagle Rays during the 2nd dive! They were very gorgeous! The 3rd dive was at Dhiyadhoo Coral Garden, which had beautiful hard corals. We observed endemic species, especially Evansi Anthias! Their crowd is one of the highlights for this deep south route. The closer to get the Equator, the more Evansi Anthias we see. The last dive was at Maarehaa Kandu. We could see many of Grey Reef Sharks, Lunar Fusiliers, Yellowback Fusiliers, Giant Trevallies and Bluefin Trevallies as we expected! At the end, as we entered into the channel to get to the sand zone, we heard Dolphins! 7 of them were above us! Then, they came down to our depth and showed us their playing with the sand! The water temperature was 26-31 deg.C. The water temperature was 26-28 deg.C. The visibility was 10-40 meters.
Thank you all for joining us and make this trip amazing! Hope to see you all again!
[Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.15-22,2020, Deep South (Equatorial) Route Vol.4
[#Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.15 -22, 2020, Deep South #Equatorial Route 2 from #Gaafu to #Addu Vol.4Day 4 of the special trip number 2, we continued to stay at #Fuvahmulah island in the Southern Hemisphere. All the three dives we had on day 4 was at Fuvahmular. It was cloudy, windy and higher wave on the surface. But it was very mellow in the water with a relatively weak current. The current got stronger during the second dive. The second dive was the best dive of the day that a Giant Manta Ray was found immediately! I had to mention that the Mantas we normally could see in the trip started #Male were Alfred Manta, different type of Manta Ray. However, the Manta Rays we see near Fuvahmular is mostly Giant Manta Ray, very dinamic! The star we found next was Pelagic Threshers! A couple of them at a time! And, the other Pelagic Thresher appeared later! Wow! And, there was another highlight that a Tiger Shark showed up! We all were so excited! The water temperature was 26-31 deg.C. The water temperature was 26-28 deg.C. The visibility was 30-40 meters. To be continued…
[Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.15-22,2020, Deep South (Equatorial) Route Vol.3
[#Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.15 -22, 2020, Deep South #Equatorial Route 2 from #Gaafu to #Addu Vol.3Day 3 of the special trip number 2, we were actually in deep South, left the Gaafu atoll in the midnight and reached at #Fuvahmulah island in the Southern Hemisphere. It was clear sky with no wind neither wave. Our dhoni moved forward gliding over the surface. As we crossed over the Equator, we expected some boat laboring but actually it was fine! We saw the Southern Cross clearly. We had three dives at Fuvahmulah. It was nice but there were some patches of clouds. The visibility was nice that we could see the bottom. Immediately after our descent of the 1st dive, a Pelagic Thresher appeared! Then, Hammerhead after Hammerhead! And ended up seeing a Tiger Shark! Wow! What a great start of the day! Unfortunately we could not see that much for the 2nd dive. The 3rd dive was good as a Manta Ray, followed by a group of Grey Reef Sharks, showed up! The next was a Tiger Shark! The big Tiger Shark had its followers of about 20 of Grey Reef Sharks! The water temperature was 26-31 deg.C. The water temperature was 26-28 deg.C. The visibility was 20-40 meters. To be continued…
[Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.15-22,2020, Deep South (Equatorial) Route Vol.2
[#Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.15 -22, 2020, Deep South #Equatorial Route 2 from #Gaafu to #Addu Vol.2Day 2 of the special trip number 2, we were actually in deep South in the Gaafu atoll. It was clear sky with no wind neither wave. Our dhoni moved forward gliding over the surface. The 1st dive of the day was at Nilandhoo Kandu, which was located to the south of Nilandhoo Island, the home of our leader, Abeedo! As we entered to the ocean, a super strong current surprised us! We somehow settled with using a current hook to wait for big fish. Some Grey Reef Sharks and Silvertip Sharks were seen. It was funny to see that even Napoleon fish was trying very hard to swim in the super strong current. The 2nd and the 3rd dives were held at Maarehaa Kandu. There were 50+ of Grey Reef Sharks! Next, a big school of Bigeye Trevallies gushed out from the deep side. Then, a big school of Spotted Eagle Rays covered our sight! Oh my goodness! In the south side of the point, Yellowback Fusiliers, Neon Fusiliers, fat Dogtooth Tunas, Giant Trevallies, Black Jacks and Bluefin Trevallies were being so busy! I was also excited to see the five of Great Barracudas passed by in a perfect line up. We enjoyed a big white sand area observing Yellowmargin Triggerfish and Titan Triggerfish. The 4th dive was at Dhiyadhoo Coral Garden. This place has beautiful and healthy hard corals. A couple of Harlequin Filefish appeared near the Acropora table type corals! This means that the corals here are very healthy because the Harlequin Filefish can’t survive without the polyps of Acropora. I was very happy to find it out! There were about a dozen of Green Turtles as well. Besides, it was very impressive to see that the males of Indian Flame Fairy Basslets and Threadfin Anthias appealing to their females making their backfin wide open since it was sunset time. The water temperature was 26-31 deg.C. The water temperature was 26-28 deg.C. The visibility was 20-30 meters. To be continued…
[Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.15-22,2020, Deep South (Equatorial) Route Vol.1
[#Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.15 -22, 2020, Deep South #Equatorial Route 2 from #Gaafu to #Addu Vol.1The special trip number 2, definitely deep South, which started from #Gaafu atoll, very close to the Equator but still in the Northern Hemisphere, then keep on going down to cross the Equator. This route allow us to dive over the Equator, start from #Gaafu atoll in the Northern Hemisphere and finish at #Addu atoll in the Southern Hemisphere. The check dive was at Villingili Kandu in the Gaafu atoll. The guests had a long flight even for the domestic in Maldives to get here. So we made the dive schedule a bit mellower for them to recover from the tiredness. The Grey Reef Sharks, kind of regular in Maldives, but the number of them was totally different from the other dive sites. Plenty of Grey Reef Sharks, Dogtooth Tunas, Bigeye Trevallies, Napoleon and Green Turtles appeared in front of us following ones to the next. The 2nd dive was also at the same point. The current had gotten mellower than the 1st dive. The number of the Sharks was same as plenty. They moved to the shore side. At the channel edge, there were several types of Ribbon Eels. I sneaky counted and total 6 of them found. Interesting. The 3rd dive was at Kooddoo Shark Point. Many diving boats were there for the sharks. The visibility went down as 10 meters unfortunately. Yet, a Blacktip Shark suddenly showed up and swam away quickly. Wow. We saw huge Napoleon fish and also huge Green Turtle as well. The water temperature was 26-31 deg.C. The water temperature was 28-29 deg.C. The visibility was 10-40 meters. To be continued…
[Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.08-15,2020, Deep South (Equatorial) Route Vol.5
[#Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.08 -15, 2020, Deep South #Equatorial Route 1 from #Male to #Gaafu Vol.5Day 6, the last day of diving, we went for Maarehaa Kandu in the #Gaafu atoll. The visibility was fantastic as more than 30 meters. As we entered to the water near the channel, there were many Grey Reef Sharks gathered and some Whitetip Reef Sharks were mixed with them. The Sharks were chasing Yellowback Fusiliers and Neon Fusiliers in the mid layer. The Bigeye Trevallies were the popular figure here at Maarehaa Kandu. The 2nd half of the dive, we enjoyed the fantastic scenery in the sand area. It was just like a big snowy world spread out in front of you, but it was a reflection of the sunlight on the white sand in the water. So beautiful. The water temperature was 26-31 deg.C. The water temperature was 26-28 deg.C. The visibility was 30-40 meters. Thank you all for joining us and also for making this special trip even more special! Hope to see you all again!
[Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.08-15,2020, Deep South (Equatorial) Route Vol.4
[#Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.08 -15, 2020, Deep South #Equatorial Route 1 from #Male to #Gaafu Vol.4Day 4, the 1st dive of the day was at Dhiyamigili Corner in the #Thaa atoll. There were many of Lunar Fusiliers occupied in the middle layer. And they were attacked by such hunters like Dogtooth Tunas and Bluefin Trevallies. Painted Spiny Lobster were cute that their heads were too big to hide in the rocks. We moved to the #Laamu atoll after the dive. The 2nd dive was at Vadinolhu Kandu aiming for Sharks! We found Grey Reef Sharks, Whitetip Reef Sharks and Blacktip Reef Sharks as expected when we proceeded to the channel. On the other hand, Napoleon fish and Hawksbill Turtle were very laid back, gave us a relax feeling. The 3rd dive was at Fushi Kandu, a Shark point again. We encountered with Grey Reef Sharks and Whitetip Reef Sharks at the edge of the channel. The school of Bigeye Trevallies was very long that we could not see the head and the tail of their line.
Day 5, we finally reached the #Gaafu atoll. There were no cloud in the sky! The surface was very calm as well. We spent the 1st, the 2nd and the 3rd dives at Villingili Kandu in a row. The visibility was amazing as 30-40 meters. Grey Reef Sharks were streaming like a river. Yellowback Fusiliers and Bigeye Trevallies were making a big wall. It sounds crazy but the black Ribbon Eel and Elegant Firefish surprised me at the reef where we settled with the hook. The 4th dive was at Kooddoo Shark Point. Somehow we missed the Sharks here. However, a big amount of Humpback Unicornfish and Bluespine Unicornfish were there in the mid layer. A cute couple of Ghost Pipefish hanged out in the sand area. The water temperature was 26-31 deg.C. The water temperature was 26-28 deg.C. The visibility was 20-40 meters. To be continued…
[Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.08-15,2020, Deep South (Equatorial) Route Vol.3
[#Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.08 -15, 2020, Deep South #Equatorial Route 1 from #Male to #Gaafu Vol.3Day 3, we were in the #Thaa atoll. The 1st dive of the day was at Dhiyamigili Corner. Originally diving outreef was our plan A. But we were forced to dive inner reef because of the strong current. Yet, we saw many sea creatures. Whitetip Reef Sharks swam very slowly underneath of the layer where Grey Reef Sharks swimming in their top speed! There was a school of Two-striped Sweetlips all munching something. And a big Tawny Nurse Shark was asleep in the rocks. Although we were supposed to move to the next atoll after the 1st dive, we stayed in the Thaa for the better weather. The 2nd dive was at Nufenna Giri. We tried to observe the endemic species. The Evansi Anthias were beautiful yellow and purple color combination. The regular Maldive Anemone fish family was there. And the Indian Bannerfish with the cute curled eye-lash were observed as well. The 3rd dive was at Guraidhoo Out. We let us drift with the nice out reef current. The schools of Humpback Red Sappers and Lunar Fusiliers were seen along with the reef. The Grey Reef Sharks and Whitetip Reef Sharks were moving to the same direction as ours using the current near the bottom. For the 4th dive we came back to the Nufenna Giri point for the night dive. The fish that we observed during the day changed their color in the night time. Nocturnal Spotfin Lionfish and Clearfin Lionfish were very busy looking for their food and once they found it, quickly harvested it in the blink of an eye. After the 4th dive we got the great news of Whale Shark appearance from our mother boat. Some of us jumped into the water with snorkel and the others observed it from the boat. The Whale Shark stayed there for a long time even after we went to bed. The water temperature was 26-31 deg.C. The water temperature was 26-28 deg.C. The visibility was 10-40 meters. To be continued…
[Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.08-15,2020, Deep South (Equatorial) Route Vol.2
[#Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.08 -15, 2020, Deep South #Equatorial Route 1 from #Male to #Gaafu Vol.2Day 2, the 1st dive of the day was at Rakeedhoo Kandhu in the #Vaavu atoll. The current was slightly outgoing from the inside the atoll. We observed beautiful Indian Flame Basslets and Sea Goldies along with the reef. As we moved to the deep side, there were cute Purple Firefish hovering with its best. The colorful soft corals entertained us in the overhangs. The Grey Reef Sharks passed back and forth. The 2nd dive was at Vanhuravalhi Kandu in the #Meemu atoll. The Spotted Eagle Rays were gorgeously flew by near the reef. Neon Fusiliers and Yellowback Fusiliers were gathered very relaxing as we looked to open water from the channel. Even Bluefin Trevallies and Dogtooth Tunas were swimming very mellow. There was a Whitetip Reef Shark asleep in the rock. The 3rd dive was at Kurali Kandu aiming for Manta. Although there were several Manta’s cleaning stations, no Mantas appeared unfortunately. We observed Aurora Partner Gobbies and Dracula Shrimp Gobbies at the sand area instead. It was cute that a big family of endemic Maldive Anemonefish live in a sea anemone. They were about 10 of them. It should be a little tight, I would guess. The water temperature was 26-31 deg.C. The water temperature was 26-28 deg.C. The visibility was 10-30 meters. To be continued…
[Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.08-15,2020, Deep South (Equatorial) Route Vol.1
[#Maldives] Trip Report : FEB.08 -15, 2020, Deep South #Equatorial Route 1 from #Male to #Gaafu Vol.1The trip was the special one, which took us to very close to the Equator, started from #Male atoll, then #Vaavu, #Meemu, #Thaa, #Laamu, and finished it in #Gaafu atoll. This trip is held only once a year! I was sooooo excited! The check dive was happened at Maagiri Rock in the North Male atoll. The ocean was calm, perfect for a check dive. The yellow carpet of Bluestriped Snappers welcomed us at the main reef. We were able to continue on the observation of the black Trilobate Frogfish. Garden Eels and Spaghetti Eels were bowing to us very politely at the sand area. We even encountered with Mobula Rays there as well. The 2nd dive was at Fish Tank. I am always admired the dense of the sea creatures here. Luckily there was no other dive boats around. We could exclusively enjoy many of the Pink Whip Rays, the school of False Moorish Idols and big Napoleonfish! Yay! The 3rd dive was at Alimathaa Jetty in the Vaavu atoll as a night dive, of course! The countless of Tawny Nurse Sharks were streaming like a river. It was a breathtaking scenery. The water temperature was 26-31 deg.C. The water temperature was 28-29 deg.C. The visibility was 10-30 meters. To be continued…
[Maldives] Trip Report : JAN.25-FEB.01, 2020, Male – Ari -Vaavu Trip Vol.3
[#Maldives] Trip Report : JAN.25-FEB.01, 2020, #Male – #Rasdhoo – #Ari – #Vaavu Trip Vol.3Day 5, the 1st dive of the day was at Kudimaa(Machchafushi) Wreck in the South Ari atoll. We were forced to change our plan to this point because of the strong current. This 60 meter-wreck was sunk on purpose. We found a Towney Nurse Shark asleep near the bottom. So many Luminous Cardinalfish were there at the stern. The 2nd dive was at Miyaru Kandu in the Vaavu atoll aiming for Sharks. “Miyaru” means Shark in the local language, Dhivehi. The current was stronger and incoming. About a dozen of Grey Reef Sharks and Whitetip Sharks showed up! Hooray! The 3rd dive was at Alimathaa Jetty as a night dive. This point has never disappointed you. Many of Towney Nurse Sharks, Giant Trevallies, Bluefin Trevallies and Pink Whiprays swam crazy around the light. We also enjoyed to see the fantastic scenery of Nurse Sharks gathering underneath of the Jetty while our safety stop.
Day 6, the last day of diving was started at Miyaru Kandu. We were welcomed by a big school of Bigeye Trevallies, which was continued from the top to the bottom of the out reef, we dove along with. A Spotted Eagle Ray was found near the channel edge. As we hooked to settle us there, Grey Reef Sharks, Whitetip Sharks and Dogtooth Tunas went by. It was very exciting! The last dive was at Deevana Kandu. We continued observing many of Grey Reef Sharks and Whitetips. Big Napoleon Fish was also appeared. The water temperature was 26-31 deg.C. The water temperature was 26-28 deg.C. The visibility was 10-40 meters.
Thank you all for joining us and also for making this trip amazing!! Hope to see you all again!
[Maldives] Trip Report : JAN.25-FEB.01, 2020, Male – Ari -Vaavu Trip Vol.2
[#Maldives] Trip Report : JAN.25-FEB.01, 2020, #Male – #Rasdhoo – #Ari – #Vaavu Trip Vol.2Day 3, the 1st dive of the day was at Fish Head in the North Ari atoll. A big wall of False Moorish Idols welcomed us in the water. And some Black Pyramid Butterflyfish were hidden among them. About 7 Grey Reef Sharks were seen offshore. The bluefin Trevallies and Giant Trevallies were hunting Fusiliers with roar. On the other hand, the Hawksbill Turtle was asleep in the overhang. It was cute that he was too big to be hidden in the hole. The 2nd and the 3rd dives were at Moofushi Kandu in the South Ari atoll. The current was incoming to the atoll. We hopped in from the outreef. We could observe Whitetip Reef Sharks and Grey Reef Sharks. Then, settled at the cleaning station. Luckily there were 3 Manta Rays appeared after we waited for a while. The current changed to stream outgoing but the three Manta Rays were still there, at the cleaning station. We finished diving for the day. However, we tried to see Whale Sharks night time. We enjoyed snorkel with two Whale Sharks, which were having plankton snack around the boat next to our boat.
Day 4, the 1st dive of the day was at Rangali Madivaru in the South Ari atoll. We had heard of the appearance at this point for both of the Manta and Whale Shark in the morning the day before. So our expectation was super high! Indeed, there were three Manta Rays getting cleaned at the top of the reef. One of them was very friendly that hovered above us for a while. The 2nd dive was at Bodufinolhu Out aiming for Whale Shark. As we almost gave up on the search of Whale Shark and were about to start our safety stop, a Whale Shark showed up from behind! It was very exciting! The 3rd dive was at Maamigiri Out. We could see a Whale Shark at the shore from the dhoni, however, it was too hard for us to get in because of the raging wave on the surface. After the dinner, we had a nice and romantic beach BBQ dinner. The water temperature was 26-31 deg.C. The water temperature was 28-29 deg.C. The visibility was 10-40 meters. To be continued…
