Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Submarine Adventures in the Maldives – Joani March 1st

Here is our intrepid undersea adventurer about to disembark from the Oceania Insignia, which is anchored off the isle of Malé in the Maldives:


It was a real-deal submarine, a new modern-technology surprise after a pretty pedestrian and disappointing 1950s glass-bottom boat in Tobago. The submarine descended to 100 feet and then cruised along a fish-filled reef at between 60 and 70 feet; the same depth at which Bob dove in a different place.



Joani got a good video and some great pictures through the portholes using Bob's iPhone with the 2x telephoto:



The submarine company put a diver out outside who dropped fish food near the sub to attract marine life .


Joani saw a creepy eel that was different than the spotted ones Bob saw.


The creature below is called a feather star and it is actually a marine animal. Go on, google it.


And she saw several kinds of yellow fish, which were her favorites:


Joani says the fish below has no fashion sense: everybody knows stripes and dots don't go together. This fish is obviously stuck in a 1960s Carnaby Street "mod look" time warp.


Tomorrow: our first port of call in India: Mangalore.

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