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Manta Ray Rah Diggha , Maldives June 18 2010

cushty — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:49:03 +0000

Certainly an afternoon we wont forget. This Manta Ray was keen to take a look at us and play around for quite a while. This isn’t Scuba diving footage, we were simply snorkelling a shallow reef near Rah Dhigga Island. Once in a lifetime stuff…. None of the photo’s/video clips were taken with a zoom lens – The Manta was very close and very happy to be the star of the show!

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Maldives Underwater 2010

cushty — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 08:46:54 +0000

Some pictures taken Scuba diving in the Maldives in June 2010. Dive sites in North Male Atol, South Male Atol & South Ari Atol: Cocoa Corner , Guidarhoo Corner,Kuda Giri Wreck, Alibab Thila, Kohlu Keli, Velagali Thila, Cata Thila, Kuda Bandos, Ranikan. A big thanks to my dive buddy Chris Colyer & our excellent dive guide, Jambay from Deep Blue Divers

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So…you spend loads of money on Scuba diving (PADI actually stands for Pay. Another. Dollar. In) , then you get to see a fantastic Manta Ray, close enough to touch…while snorkelling. Unforgettable. June 18, Rah Dhigga Island.

Manta Snorkel Rah Dhigga10 pictures

My new friend

cushty — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:30:01 +0000

Here’s a snap of a new friend I met a couple of days ago. I’m sure all my friend’s will be overjoyed to hear that there will be many, many , many more underwater pictures and videos coming soon.…

Kuda Bandos Tuesday 08 June

cushty — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 08:43:35 +0000

First dive in the Madlives 2010

MANTA POINT: Of course the dive guides always say there will be Manta Rays. This time there was! great result for dive number one of the year. Also saw an Eagle Ray and Green Hawksbill Turtle. Spent the afternoon on Kuda Bandos, snorkelling and circumnavigating the whole island in under 15 minutes. Back on board Yasawa Princess by 16:05 – pronto.

Bluefin Tuna

cushty — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:05:22 +0000

Bluefin Tuna and Scuba Diver

This is very worrying. “A proposal to ban the export of Atlantic Bluefin tuna, which is a sushi mainstay in Japan, has been rejected by a UN wildlife meeting. Stocks have fallen by about 85% since the industrial fishing era began”

This quote says it all ” The market for this fish is just too lucrative… for enough governments to support a truly sustainable future for the fish ”

Yasawa Princess Maldives 2010

cushty — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:17:03 +0000

Yasawa Princess

Result! Just booked a holiday aboard the Yasawa Princess, crusing in the Maldives. Now just have to get through a few months of drudgery at work…..still at least I have some top notch scuba diving to look forward to now!

Biyadhoo, Maldives Video

cushty — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:30:41 +0000

A short collection of video clips from our trip to Biyadhoo, Maldives, May 2009. Additional photos courtesy of Stefan Schwarz , Stuttgart, Germany

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Biyadhoo Maldives May 2009

cushty — Wed, 27 May 2009 08:36:33 +0000

Just back from our trip to Biyadhoo Island in the Maldives. I got to do some excellent dives and met some great divers – Stefan, Bruno, Jan & Greg , Lorna & Dick to name but a few. All dives were with Dive Ocean divers who were excellent – a big thanks to Monika & her staff.

I still have some video clips to organise (coming soon). But I’ve sorted out some of my underwater pictures:

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And a few of the Island….:

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Maldives underwater 2008

cushty — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:15:32 +0000

A collection of undwerwater photos from our 2008 trip to Meedhupparu

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Scuba Videos 2008

cushty — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:56:23 +0000

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Some videos I shot in 2008 in the Maldives. Dive sites included: Vadhoo Faru , The Wall (Manta point), Maamunagau thila, Kuroshigiri faru, Kottefaru Kamatti, Marikilu faru, Beriyan Bodu thila & Kudathuladhoo thila . This was our second visit to the Maldives, this time staying on an island called Meedhupparu