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Day 2 Diving Haddhunmathi Atoll
Another fun day of scuba diving logged in the books. Today I am pretty much adjusted to the new time zone and over jet lag. We dived three sites – Pink Thila, Haleema Haa and Hithadhoo Corner. The first two dives were executed in the morning after breakfast and we were back by lunch time.…
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First Day Diving Haddhunmathi Atoll
The opportunity presented itself and allowed me to finally make it to the Maldives. The Maldives is a group of islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean. There are about 26 atolls that are in the Republic of the Maldives. I spent two weeks on an atoll locally called Haddhunmathi or Laamu Atoll (to foreigners). The Atoll…
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Turtle Tuesday – Maldives
Just before a small storm we dropping on to a dive site that is know for Manta Ray sightings. We did not see any Manta Ray’s on this dive. However, we did find a few resting Turtles along the reef. More images from my first dive trip to the Maldives can be found here.
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Small Creatures Surrounding The Revillagigedo Archipelago
Scuba divers from all over the world travel to the Revillagigedo Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean to see big animals like Manta Rays, Sharks, Whales, etc. While these large creatures are very exciting to observe and the main attraction – they are not always swimming around divers. This underwater video compiles some of the smaller…
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This Week Seven Years Ago
Images from my first underwater camera and first dive trip to the Philippines. The Philippines is one of a kind scuba diving destination, offering the perfect mix of everything a scuba diver would want – cool critters and great selection of resorts. So many cool critters roaming around the ocean floor!
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Resting Sharks of Revillagigedo Archipelago
Off the Pacific coast of Mexico, the Revillagigedo Islands host many species of shark. Whitetip Reef Sharks are often found huddled together along ocean walls. Scientist believe this might provide protection from larger predators. The sharks are unbothered by Lobster and/or human presence as they rest. On this dive, we observed around 20 to 30…
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Sharks and Photographers
Scuba divers surrounding circling sharks to take pictures and videos.
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Fiji Shark Feeding
Beqa is an island in Fiji and home to eight species of sharks. Scuba divers visit this particular dive site to mostly see Bull Sharks. Other sharks divers might see are Tawny Nurse Sharks, Sicklefin Lemon Sharks, Silvertip Sharks, Grey Reef Sharks, Blacktip Reef Sharks, Whitetips Reef Sharks and Tiger Sharks. To consistently attract sharks,…
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K2 Dive Site in Komodo National Park
Komodo National Park is famous among scuba divers for powerful currents, thriving coral reefs, and encounters with large pelagic marine life. Among the region’s many spectacular dive sites, K2 stands out as a consistent location for spotting reef manta rays gliding effortlessly through the current. Located near Gili Banta in Indonesia, K2 offers divers the…
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Best Check-Out Dive — Galápagos Sea Lions in San Cristóbal
A check-out dive often gets labeled as “just a formality” — a shallow descent to test equipment after a long flight before the real diving begins. Regulators are purged. Buoyancy is dialed in. Cameras are checked. It’s rarely the dive anyone talks about afterward. But in the Galápagos, our check-out dive off San Cristóbal Island…