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Maldives • April, 2012

blog post: 2012-05-30: Visiting Maldives
blog post: 2012-06-05: Haa Alif Atoll, Maldives

Flying over Malé atoll

Flying over Malé atoll

Amazing light blue water

Amazing light blue water

Residence of the President of Maldives

Residence of the President of Maldives

Fish at the market

Fish at the market

Street on Hoarafushi Island

Street on Hoarafushi Island

Paul sitting on a dock on Hathifushi Island

Paul sitting on a dock on Hathifushi Island

Text of an old Koran on Hathifushi Island

Text of an old Koran on Hathifushi Island

A green clam

A green clam

Brain coral

Brain coral

Small coral with threeband humbug

Small coral with threeband humbug

Lunch on Thuraakunu Island, one of many meals that day

Lunch on Thuraakunu Island, one of many meals that day

A school of dolphins

A school of dolphins

Rope chairs in the town square of Utheemu Island

Rope chairs in the town square of Utheemu Island

Buildings of Utheemu Palace

Buildings of Utheemu Palace

Coconuts ready for drinking

Coconuts ready for drinking

Preparing coconuts for drinking with a machete

Preparing coconuts for drinking with a machete

Beachfront coconut grove on Utheemu Island

Beachfront coconut grove on Utheemu Island

Banana tree flower

Banana tree flower

Bill is okay

Bill is okay

Sea anemone

Sea anemone

Coral polyps up close

Coral polyps up close

Clear water on the beach of Hanimaadhoo Island

Clear water on the beach of Hanimaadhoo Island

Aquamarine colours of the water

Aquamarine colours of the water

Dolphins swimming

Dolphins swimming

Flying fish

Flying fish

Wake of the boat

Wake of the boat

Painted fishing shacks on Nolhivaranfaru Island

Painted fishing shacks on Nolhivaranfaru Island

A Moorish idol swimming around seriatopora coral

A Moorish idol swimming around seriatopora coral

Moorish idol and butterfly fishing swimming around seriatopora coral

Moorish idol and butterfly fishing swimming around seriatopora coral

Redfin butterfly swimming among the coral

Redfin butterfly swimming among the coral

Fish among the coral

Fish among the coral

Moray eel in its hiding spot

Moray eel in its hiding spot

Bill, Matt, me, Paul, Agnes, and Lana on Hanimaadhoo Island

Bill, Matt, me, Paul, Agnes, and Lana on Hanimaadhoo Island

Ishbah, Ahmed, me, Ismail, Matt, Paul, Agnes, Lana, Bill, and Ozale on Hanimaadhoo Island

Ishbah, Ahmed, me, Ismail, Matt, Paul, Agnes, Lana, Bill, and Ozale on Hanimaadhoo Island

Divers among a school of yellowfin fusilier

Divers among a school of yellowfin fusilier

Sarcophyton coral

Sarcophyton coral

Whale shark surrounded by snorkellers

Whale shark surrounded by snorkellers

Head-on view of a whale shark

Head-on view of a whale shark

Whale shark near the surface

Whale shark near the surface

The many snorkellers following the whale shark

The many snorkellers following the whale shark

Matt and the whale shark

Matt and the whale shark

Whale shark heading off into the deep

Whale shark heading off into the deep

A school of tiny fish

A school of tiny fish

Schools of tiny fish swimming above a coral reef

Schools of tiny fish swimming above a coral reef

School of bluestripe snapper

School of bluestripe snapper

A friendly whitespotted pufferfish

A friendly whitespotted pufferfish

Twilight in Maldives

Twilight in Maldives

Clown triggerfish

Clown triggerfish

Manta ray and remora fish from the front

Manta ray and remora fish from the front

Manta ray and remora fish

Manta ray and remora fish

Manta ray with scuba divers

Manta ray with scuba divers

Manta ray swimming off into the deep blue

Manta ray swimming off into the deep blue

Lana and Bill taking a safety stop at 5m

Lana and Bill taking a safety stop at 5m

Paul having fun

Paul having fun

Colourful coral

Colourful coral

Goldfish swimming among coral

Goldfish swimming among coral

A giant clam encrusted with coral

A giant clam encrusted with coral

Toadstool coral

Toadstool coral

Sea fan coral

Sea fan coral

Blue surgeonfish eating table coral

Blue surgeonfish eating table coral

Me scuba diving

Me scuba diving

Racoon butterfly fish

Racoon butterfly fish

Green turtle

Green turtle

Green turle resting on the reef

Green turle resting on the reef

Matt with a green turtle

Matt with a green turtle

Countless fish in the blue waters of Maldives

Countless fish in the blue waters of Maldives

View from my room at the Sheraton Full Moon Resort, Maldives

View from my room at the Sheraton Full Moon Resort, Maldives

Lizardfish

Lizardfish

Triggerfish vigourously eating coral

Triggerfish vigourously eating coral

Honeycomb grouper

Honeycomb grouper

Blacktip reef shark

Blacktip reef shark

Reef shark swimming towards an unsuspecting snorkeller

Reef shark swimming towards an unsuspecting snorkeller

Walkway to over-water hotel rooms

Walkway to over-water hotel rooms

Our rooms on the beach

Our rooms on the beach

A baby reef shark

A baby reef shark

Malé, capital of Maldives

Malé, capital of Maldives

Hathifushi Island panorama

Hathifushi Island panorama

Colophon

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