Boat Diving Preparations
Wow, those boat dives this morning were phenomenal, to say the least! I literally saw half of the cast of Finding Nemo down there! (Sharkbait, wooh ha ha!) I saw a couple of turtles and a couple of sharks. Also, the coral was incredible. I wanted to float down there forever.
We took the boat out in the morning, after gathering our gear. The tanks had already been put on the boat for us. There was a bunch of people going out, and we split up into groups. I was with Yannes and a guy from Italy. The first dive was at the Gangehi Kandu North reef. The second was at Mathiveri Beyru. Between dives, we chilled on the boat and got to drink some tea and eat a few slices of fresh coconut, while we sailed to our next reef.
Wetsuit? Set. Go!
It’s funny to think how excited I was with the vast amount of things I’d seen yesterday! Today beat that by a mile. The turtles were especially cool to watch swim by. This time, we got to go down to 20 meters (65 feet). It was beautiful. The sharks weren’t huge and stayed away, but it was cool to see.
View of Gangehi Island and Beach, from Sandbar/Lover’s Walk
Tonight, I decided to check out that bioluminescence thing – where organisms give off light when they are stimulated. I went out to the beach after dark. After watching the stars for a while, my eyes had adjusted to the night light. I was looking at the waves crash on the beach, and I saw the tiniest little sparks of light in the water as the waves hit the shore. It almost looked like mini-fireflies in the water. They would appear and disappear quickly just as the water hit the peak of the shoreline and began to flow back into the sea. Not really enough to draw one’s attention unless you were looking hard, but fascinating nonetheless. Like the stars fell into the sea. This place is spectacular.