This was exciting!! We saw two moray eels!!!! I spotted this one almost immediately when we entered the water! I didn’t linger too long because these guys freak me out! I surfaced and looked for my snorkeling guide! Later, with my guide we saw another moray eel! I felt braver and followed him for a…
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Maldives Baby! Kandoomaa Fushi Island, South Malé Atoll – Day 4 – Coral Reef Snorkeling – Blacktip Reef Shark
After snorkeling with nurse sharks, our next stop was a coral reef. This was an exciting coral reef snorkel because of its variety of inhabitants! When I spotted the blacktip reef shark, I was so excited I swam towards it! I started following it….and soon realized I was getting further and further away from my…
Maldives Baby! Kandoomaa Fushi Island, South Malé Atoll – Day 4 – Snorkeling With Nurse Sharks
I don’t think I gave myself enough time to be scared because I jumped in the water right after our snorkeling guide! Nurse sharks are harmless. Well, they typically are – yet have very strong jaws filled with serrated teeth and if bothered, will bite in defense. However, it still was a bit daunting, that…
Maldives Baby! Kandoomaa Fushi Island, South Malé Atoll – Day 4 –Morning Birds & Morning Snorkel
My morning walk to the island’s South Beach to snorkel had two delightful surprises of a large grey heron and a white-breasted waterhen! I later learned the white-breasted waterhen is the national bird of the Maldives! A funny selfie that I didn’t know I took of myself as I checked out the temperature of the…
Maldives Baby! Kandoomaa Fushi Island, South Malé Atoll – Day 3 – Shark Feeding & A Beautiful Sunset!
After an amazing day, it was time to settle in for sunset and some dinner! But first, there was the once-a-week shark feeding! Blacktip and whitetip reef sharks were the regular attendees! What were the sharks being fed? Big chunks of raw beef! My pictures are grainy because I was taking them with my iPhone,…
Maldives Baby! Kandoomaa Fushi Island, South Malé Atoll – Day 3 – A Pod of Spinner Dolphins!
This was TOTALLY UNEXPECTED!!!! After snorkeling with sea turtles then snorkeling at another reef, we began our return ride back to the island…when we suddenly came across a pod of spinner dolphins!!!!! Bee, our guide couldn’t believe our good fortune as people pay for dolphin tours – and sometimes never get to see them!!! When…
Maldives Baby! Kandooma Fushi Island, South Malé Atoll – Day 3 – Coral Reef Snorkeling
After snorkeling with sea turtles, we crawled back on the boat to go to another reef to check out coral reef fish. We dropped the hook, and jumped back in! The only rule – don’t touch the coral! Maldive lobsters! Many coral reef fish! The water was murky, from recent rains, but the fish were…
Maldives Baby! Kandooma Fushi Island, South Malé Atoll – Day 3 – Snorkeling With Sea Turtles
This was an exciting boat ride to two locations! First, to snorkel with sea turtles at Turtle Point; second to snorkel along a reef. The water visibility wasn’t so great because of recent rains, but hey! Who cares! Sea turtles! The turtles were difficult to spot, as they camaflauge so well with their environment. But,…