In short, we had 26 dives, as follows:
- North Male Atoll - The Wall
- North Male Atoll - Paradise Manta Point
- North Male Atoll - Paradise Manta Point (a second time, mostly for those who couldn't get up for the morning dive)
- South Male Atoll - Kuda Giri Wreck
- South Male Atoll - Miyaru Faru
- South Male Atoll - Kandooma Thila
- South Male Atoll - Villivaru Giri
- South Ari Atoll - Nu Thila
- South Ari Atoll - Machafushi Wreck
- South Ari Atoll - Kuda Rah Thila
- South Ari Atoll - Maamigili Beyru
- South Ari Atoll - Holiday Beyru
- South Ari Atoll - Dhidhoo Beyru
- South Ari Atoll - Broken Rock
- South Ari Atoll - Dhigurah Arches
- South Ari Atoll - Thinfushi Thila
- South Ari Atoll - Dhigaa Thila
- South Ari Atoll - Faru Kohlu Thila
- South Ari Atoll - Dega Thila
- North Ari Atoll - Maaya Thila (night dive)
- North Ari Atoll - Makaru Thila
- North Ari Atoll - Maaya Thila (a second time - in daylight this placed looked totally different than at night)
- North Ari Atoll - Fish Head
- North Ari Atoll - Ellaidhoo House Reef
- North Male Atoll - Giravaru Faru
- North Male Atoll - Back Faru
Below is the map of Carina's journey (our mother ship):
After you click on the image, you will get the larger version of the map with all diving places marked.
Most of these should be pretty much in their correct positions,
but I couldn't get the positions of several places (Miyaru Thila and Nu Thila)
or the spot was marked in two different places on two different maps (Giravaru Faru)...
To get to the diving places, we used a small shuttle boat - a
dhoni.
On this boat we also kept all our gear, tanks, etc.
After these dives, we spent two days on the Bandos island, to get some rest,
and a tan, do some easy snorkeling, have some drinks, generally chill out,
and to get the nitrogen out of our blood before the flight home.