Scuba Diving the Maldives
After my winter at pole, I took the long way home, with stops in Singapore, the Maldives, Portugal, and the Azores. The longest of those was over a week of scuba diving in the Maldives. Loads of great dives with lots of sharks and manta rays.
Underwater shots are stills taken from video shot on a GoPro Hero 7 Black.
Male, the capital of the Maldives, is one of the most densely populated cities on the plant.
Sunset over the dive boat.
Hiding under an anemone.
Manta coming into a cleaning station.
Circling around getting cleaned. No, this is not zoomed in, he swam right over my head.
Another cleaning station visit.
Another flyby.
Like I said, a lot of mantas!
The sharks weren't shy either.
Close enough to show off his scars.
Hanging out in the anemone.
Octopus!
Departing the rock.
Like I said, a lot of sharks!
Manta at a plankton buffet.
Going for seconds.
Nom nom nom
Great close up of a manta and a remora riding along
Never thought I'd be so close to see inside a manta!
Someone else enjoying a meal.
Scratching his back or asking for a belly-rub?
Lionfish.
On of the many little islands of the Maldives.
Some off-boat time.
Back in Male after 9 days on the boat.
The local beach.
The Male fish market.
Fresh catch.
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