| 08 Jul 2005 Singapore -> Male Airport -> Male |
Changi Airport Terminal 2,
Singapore (2030hrs) -> Male Airport (2200hrs) Dhoni Transfer to Male Over night stay at NASANDHURA PALACE HOTEL. Very good hotel 30 seconds walk from Male Ferry Arrival Jetty |
| 09 Jul 2005 Male -> Ari Atoll, Ellaidhoo |
0915 Dhoni to Male Airport. 1030 Maldivian Air Taxi Transfer to Ari Atoll. Dive 1: Check Out dive at Maaga Lagoon Dive 2: Night Dive at Ellaidhoo House Reef Red snapper hunting, trevelly feeding, free swimming moray, stingray ... does anything ever sleeps on this reef ? |
| 10 Jul 2005 Ari Atoll, Ellaidhoo |
Dive 3: Bodu Thila Whitetips, dog tooth tuna, trevelly, skipjacks ... hunting in the current Dive 4: Ellaidhoo Giri East Red frogfish, large school of bannerfish, red tooth trigger ... and the jacks , trevelly and tuna. Dive 5: Bathala Thila Batfish dive ... stop following me |
| 11 Jul 2005 Ari Atoll, Ellaidhoo |
Dive 6: Orimas Faru Fish density here is so "thick" that you can hardly see the reef. Dive 7: Medhu Thila Whitetips, "King" lobster. Watch out for the black cheek moray. They are everywhere and they bite. Especially the smaller ones Dive 8: Kuda Thila Schools of yellow snappers, White leaf fish, whitetips, tuna and jacks everywhere |
| 12 Jul 2005 Ari Atoll, Ellaidhoo |
Dive 9: Maaya Thila Grey reef sharks, white tips, eagleray ... what else can one ask for ! Watch out for the blades of the surgeonfish playing in your bubbles. Dive10: Ellaidhoo Thila Whitetips, turltes, Octopus, marbleray in under hang ... and look out for the different types of anemone shrimps Dive 11:Halavelli Wreck Small wreck off the house reef of Halavelli Resort Dive 12: Ellaidhoo House Reef (Night Dive) 1m large red snapper fighting with free swimming moray for a share of the food. Also good for macro life |
| 13 Jul 2005 Ari Atoll, Ellaidhoo |
Dive 13: Fish Head Napolean Wrasse .... watch out for your fingers, this fellow is over friendly. Large grey reef with entourage of fish. Dolphins sonic sounds ... but no sight of them. Great storm blew up and the second morning dive was aborted. Free roller coaster ride all the way back to the resort. Dive 14: Maaga Inside Corner Swim through filled with glassfish, yellowbox fish, juv empreror angel. Really cool feeling swimming away from the reef to a thila at 22m out in the blue water. |
| 14 Jul 2005 Ari Atoll, Ellaidhoo |
Dive 15: Bathala Maaga Kan Thila Dive of the Grey Reefs Sharks. Vis was not that good but there was at least 10 grey reef within sight. Who knows how many more in the blue waters. COOL SITE Dive 16: Orimas Thila 2 Mantas decided to circle us for 10 full minutes during the safety stop. Beautiful anemone garden Dive 17: Kanduludhoo Thila Lilac frogfish and Red frogfish ... the lilac one was really cool looking |
| 15 Jul 2005 Ari Atoll, Ellaidhoo -> Male -> Singapore |
1550hrs Maldivian Air Taxi
Transfer -> Male 2335hrs Flight home SQ451 |
| 16 Jul 2005 |
Touchdown Singapore 0700hrs |
