FUN-travel: Amazing Felidhu Atoll – Maldives Dive & Snorkel Report – Day 3
December 8, 2016 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Amazing Felidhu Atoll – Maldives Dive & Snorkel Report – Day 3
- 1st Dive – Dhigura Beyru – drifting in strong current…rated 5 to 9.9…like everything in life…some loved it…some didn’t.
- 2nd Dive – in search of whale sharks…which turned out…to be just like…the ever elusive tigers!…no rating
1st Snorkel – with divers…not many fish…too deep…no color…my rating 2
- 3rd Dive – as we head out…teal blue calm waters …turn to emerald green…then aqua as the water depth changes….rated 7
2nd Snorkel – with divers…many fish but poor visibility… did see 2 schools…denim blue in color w/fat stripe of iridescent sky blue in the middle…corn yellow top half & tail w/electric blue on lower half…my rating 5
Island Beach Art
- Dinner – tonight’s treat…an island BBQ.
Our Private Island
FUN-fact – An atoll is an island or chain of islets connected by a coral reef that nearly or entirely encloses a lagoon.
FUN-travel: Amazing Maldives – Felidhu Atoll – Day 2 – Dive & Snorkel Report
December 8, 2016 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Amazing Maldives – Felidhu Atoll – Day 2 – Dive & Snorkel Report
On Dive Dhoni
- 1st Dive – Feydhoo Island Wall – 6:30 Briefing – 7 AM departure
…just for the record… this is way too early for snorkeling!
…reported seeing…lionfish…sea turtles…puffer fish … due to visibility and strong current…rated 6
- 2nd Dive – 10 AM – Lankan Faru – rated 5
1st Snorkel – large amounts of lots of fish – huge color ranges… when rays of sun catch their movements… deep blue turn to shimmering electric cobalt on tips and edges of fins… thick vertical black & white strips with sunflower yellow crown outline…my favorite…parrotfish with so many colors…turquoise & teal…fades to…aqua marine…then sea foam green… lavender fades to lilac – body turns into a khaki green color…my rating 9
- 3rd Dive – 2 PM – Kuda Giri Wreck – cargo ship sunk for reef diving…exceeded expectations of some – rated 8
2nd Snorkel – not as many varieties… but big schools and different – deep sable brown with pumpkin orange outline…peach face w/checkerboard body…coral in muted periwinkle & glazed periwinkle… water temp went from hot bathwater…to freezing cold… as if someone turned on the cold faucet… changing currents…from Antarctic waters coming in… my rating 8
- 4th Night Dive – Alimanthaa Jetty– nurse shark sanctuary…rated 7
3rd Night Snorkel – was told by captain I must go…compulsory – hey it’s a first for me…black tipped sharks…stingrays…one eagle ray…glad I did it… but don’t need to do another night dive …my rating 8
FUN-fact – The Maldives are a chain of 19 atolls with over 1000 islands scattered over 450 miles in the Indian Ocean.
FUN-travel: Amazing Maldives – Malé Atoll – Day 1
December 7, 2016 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Amazing Maldives – Malé Atoll – Day 1
- Arrived airport early…
…waited for 2:15 departure from airport dock…
Carpe Vita
…to our boat the Carpe Vita…
…via our “dive dhoni.”
FUN-fact – The Maldives are a chain of 19 atolls with over 1000 islands scattered over 450 miles in the Indian Ocean.
FUN-travel: Upcoming! Amazing Maldives Atolls
December 3, 2016 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Upcoming! Amazing Maldives Atolls
December 4th
This morning we are flying to Male for a week on the Carpe Vita,.
I know… you’re thinking…why would they be on a live aboard dive boat… if they don’t dive?
Well…that’s because we want to SEE the Maldives…not sit at a resort…we have that at home.
Not sure if we will have any internet…stay tuned.
Most Regal & Royal Bird
FUN-fact – Picture taken from our hotel room in Udaipur.
FUN-travel: Marvelous Mamallapuram
December 3, 2016 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Marvelous Mamallapuram
- 7th century…
…UNESCO World Heritage site…
…more monolithic…
…Indian rock-cut architecture…
…and among the oldest…
…existing examples of Dravidian (South Indian).
- Includes caves…
…mostly carved…
…straight out of granite…
…in the central hillside area…
…and stone structures…
…spread throughout…
…this small seaside town.
- The Shore Temple…
…the oldest structure…
…is a building…
…(no picture available…
…due to downpour…
…during arrival)
- Pancha Rathas…
…contains five rathas…
…literally chariots…
…each carved over a single…
…long stone of granite…
…with some enormous…
…stone animals…
…including a large elephant.
FUN-fact – Lucky for us… Cyclone Nada went south… so we just got a lot of rain and strong winds… mostly after our morning tour.
Not so FF – More temples were spotted in the ocean during the 2004 tsunami.