Maldives 2021
Got back from a great trip to the Maldives in the Indian Ocean on the Blue Force One liveaboard. The crew was amazing, the diving was pretty cool, and the water was a warm 84 degrees, no wetsuit required.
 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
						 
				Clown Fish on Anemone (Apr 4, 2021)
Clown fish like to hide in the anemone for protection
 
				Octopus (Apr 4, 2021)
An octopus reaching out with on of its arms to attempt to mate with the female (far left)
 
				Machchfushi Wreck Inside (Apr 8, 2021)
Inside the wreck at Machchafushi
 
				Machchafushi Wreck Crane (Apr 8, 2021)
A crane on the deck of the wreck at Machchafushi
 
				Machchafushi Wreck Stonefish (Apr 8, 2021)
A stonefish lying on the Machchafushi wreck. They are highly venomous, you can usually die with in a half hour.
 
				Over Under (Apr 8, 2021)
A shot of bungalows with the reef underneath
 
				Blue Force (Apr 8, 2021)
The mothership for our diving
 
				Yellow Snapper (Apr 9, 2021)
This site had a very large number of yellow snapper, easily in the thousands.
 
				Nurse Shark (Apr 10, 2021)
Nurse sharks are very tame
 
				Nurse Shark (1) (Apr 10, 2021)
See my teeth! This was taken from about a foot away from the shark, with a fisheye lens
 
				Xille Pushing off a Ray (Apr 10, 2021)
Xille had some food for the rays
 
				Shark School (Apr 11, 2021)
There are 19 reef sharks in this picture, but there were a total of 32. they ranged in size from about 3 feet to over 6 feet.
 
				Blue Force One Salon (Apr 2, 2021)
The inside of Blue Force One, where we would meet or hang out to stay cool.
 
				Blue Force One Store (Apr 3, 2021)
The stairs going down to rooms is on the right, the store in the back.
 
				Blue Force One Restaurant (Apr 3, 2021)
Where we ate our meals
 
				Foredeck (Apr 3, 2021)
The foredeck of the boat
 
				Lounge (Apr 3, 2021)
The lounge on the third deck, with the bar in the back on the left
 
				Sundeck (Apr 3, 2021)
The top deck on the boat
 
				Reef shark (Apr 3, 2021)
A reef shark at Rasdhoo Corner
 
                 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				