Day 58 of 111 (3/20/19) Day 1 of 2 at sea on the way from Seychelles to Madagascar


Day 57 – Seychelles (2 dives) – Beautiful islands south of the Maldives. The topography of these tropical islands, just south of the equator is very similar to Tahiti, with lush jungle following steep, high cliffs into beautiful waters.  We were a little surprised when the dive master in our boat announced that our first dive would be a sunken ship! This sounded a little ominous, but it quickly became obvious that this long-sunken barge was just a harbor for coral and sea life about 60 feet below the surface. What an amazing time exploring the exterior of this ill-fated barge. You quickly forgot that you were exploring a wreck as you were lured to watch the dance of coral and sea life everywhere. That is until the green sea turtle wanted to seduce you into exploring parts of the wreck that were meant for only sea creatures, as the spooky nature of the wreck became evident when you looked into dark crevices! The diversity and behaviors of the sea life is continually astounding. The friends we dove with shown dancing below in the video (please let me know if you can view the video), John and Linda, have 1500 and 800 dives respectively and seemed like little kids exploring the shipwreck and the reef. John’s enthusiasm was infectious as he flitted from rock to rock, uncovering new sea treasures. He actually knew the names of many of the fish and his zest for diving seemed bottomless (Katherine – that one is for you!). John was the one wearing the tee shirt, “All my puns are on porpoise!” You can guess the picture on the shirt.

LINK - Aldabra Giant Tortoise - Wikipedia

The Aldabra giant tortoises - not to be confused with the sea turtles, can live to be very old!


All aboard.  What - no dock???

Wild abundance of tropical fish.






Eel on the shipwreck.



Octopus leaping for cover after being dislodged by the dive master. Let me know if the video below works.


Can you spot the Moray Eel?

Octopus hiding.


Green sea turtle entering the barge wreck.





Madagascar Red Fody.  These little guys were all over!








Next stop - Nosy Be, Madagascar after two days at sea.

Comments

  1. Kim GMarch 22, 2019 at 9:26 AM

    The videos all work!! Fun sharing your adventures!!!

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    1. leo.degreefMarch 22, 2019 at 9:45 PM

      Thanks Kim - I'm so glad that the videos are working. I will try to post more, but they take a long time to post and I usually can't tell if they work or not. All the best from Madagascar!

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  2. UnknownMarch 24, 2019 at 10:36 AM

    i didn't realize your camera would also catch the sound underwater - technology is amazing! --Kay

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  3. KatherineMarch 25, 2019 at 2:10 PM

    I love the videos underwater! Mostly because I know I will never be in that position and am perfectly content to watch them from my couch. :) Love you and your puns!!

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