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…
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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,…
Maldives Baby! Kandooma Fushi Island, South Malé Atoll – Day I – Our First Snorkel!
Supplied with free snorkeling gear from the hotel, we headed to the South Beach to snorkel!! The water was actually cool! I was shocked! As well, visibility was poor because of the recent rains. The best snorkeling, we were told, was near and under the overwater villas. However, the current there was strong – making…
Maldives Baby! Kandooma Fushi Island, South Malé Atoll – Day I – Our Arrival!
According to Wikipedia, the Maldives consists of 1,192 coral islands that are chained into 26 atolls. Simply put, the Maldives is sectioned into 26 groups of coral islands. We flew from Jordan to Hamad International Airport in Qatar for an hour or so layover, to fly into the Velana International Airport, on HulHulé Island in…