My roommate and a few others had a very early morning leaving the Theia last Saturday, the dhoni left with them at 6:30a for the airport.  I’m afraid I don’t know what time Delphine left the room, I think I just rolled over and went back to sleep.  I had a leisurely 9:30a departure so no hurry at all.  I … Continue reading Malahini Resort, Maldives

Our last day of diving!   Some of us will be able to dive 3 times today, others as few as 1 as it’s necessary to leave 24 hours between diving and flying for safety reasons.  As I’m staying over in the Maldives for 3 more days I have nothing to worry about. We’re still on … Continue reading Day 7: Maldives

The routine continues: 6:30a knock, coffee, dive briefing, dive.  We returned to Mirayu Kandu, the same site as our 2nd dive yesterday.  The site where we knelt in the sand, hooked in against the current at 84’, and watched the white tip sharks pass back and forth in front of us.  Initially we only saw … Continue reading Day 6: Maldives

A grey overcast morning greeted us when we emerged from our cabins.  Grey sky = less light at depth = less color.  Our first dive was at Villamandhoo Thila, a large, flat pinnacle reef just offshore from Villamandhoo resort.  The current was medium-strong: fine at the very start, then we had to swim quite hard … Continue reading Day 5: Maldives

Just another day in paradise! Up again before our morning knock, I had a cup of coffee while watching the boat come awake. Then our morning briefing at 7a and immediately onto the dhoni to start diving. This morning we were diving on a large pinnacle reef called Bukhara Thila. Unfortunately there were 2 other … Continue reading Day 4: Maldives

nightly anchorages An excellent sleep last night.  Because I went to bed first my French roommate assumed (correctly) that I wanted the A/C on and so I slumbered blissfully while she froze all night.  I told her this morning I thought she’d adjust it when she went to bed (the control is under her bed) … Continue reading Day 3: Maldives

Not a great nights sleep.  Many Europeans believe air conditioning will give one a cold so we slept with only the central fan on.  Needless to say it was a warm and stuffy night.  I was up before my wake up knock, having a coffee and enjoying the morning view.  Loads of other liveaboard diveboats … Continue reading Day 2: Maldives

I arrived in Male around 2:30pm, initially panicking just a little at the airport as I couldn’t find where I was to meet my liveaboard representative.  My emailed instructions said to meet at 3pm under the “Dune” sign, do you think there was a Dune sign anywhere? Of course I didn’t have cell service to double-check my email, … Continue reading Day 1: Maldives