I have finally gone diving in maldivian waters, thus christening the turquoise blue waters of the indian ocean! It was truly an amazing experience to just sail to the middle of nowhere, and just jump off the boat with nothing but our swim gear.
Huge corals lined the sea bed...assorted colors and designs...it was breath taking...err..i mean breath holding *grin*. Corals the colour of the rainbow...i never realised how beautiful the underwater world could be till i came here. Torn between being bitten by a shark, and actually seeing one, i chose to stay on...saw some baby sharks...and an enormous sea turtle! God! I felt like i was one of those explorers in National Georgaphy! Only thing missing would have been my divers license that gives the green light for deeper waters and an oxygen tank ;)
It is with this snorkelling trip to the undiscovered Addu, that i got to know my colleagues and their spouses at a more personal level. It was fun seeing everyone let loose and be free...no formalities, just plain kick back and relax! We went island hopping to discover what other interesting sites Addu had to offer to our prospective customers...something like unique selling points of the Resort.
Huhudhoo and Meedhoo islands hardly had any people. But while crusading the jungles, we did come across a watermelon farm, papaya plantation, maldivian chilli plantation and maldivian tomatoe plantations. The beach on these islands are really nothing spectacular. ALthough there was a stretch of beach that was infested with red crabs crawling everywhere!
Firaz, our guide took us to his home and served us typical home cooked maldivian dishes. I have forgotten the names, but the food was really tasty...assorted preparations of tuna and onion leaves.
Huge corals lined the sea bed...assorted colors and designs...it was breath taking...err..i mean breath holding *grin*. Corals the colour of the rainbow...i never realised how beautiful the underwater world could be till i came here. Torn between being bitten by a shark, and actually seeing one, i chose to stay on...saw some baby sharks...and an enormous sea turtle! God! I felt like i was one of those explorers in National Georgaphy! Only thing missing would have been my divers license that gives the green light for deeper waters and an oxygen tank ;)
It is with this snorkelling trip to the undiscovered Addu, that i got to know my colleagues and their spouses at a more personal level. It was fun seeing everyone let loose and be free...no formalities, just plain kick back and relax! We went island hopping to discover what other interesting sites Addu had to offer to our prospective customers...something like unique selling points of the Resort.
Huhudhoo and Meedhoo islands hardly had any people. But while crusading the jungles, we did come across a watermelon farm, papaya plantation, maldivian chilli plantation and maldivian tomatoe plantations. The beach on these islands are really nothing spectacular. ALthough there was a stretch of beach that was infested with red crabs crawling everywhere!
Firaz, our guide took us to his home and served us typical home cooked maldivian dishes. I have forgotten the names, but the food was really tasty...assorted preparations of tuna and onion leaves.
