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Maldives

27 March – 12 April 2015

Barbara capturing some 4K GoPro footage of two Reef Manta Rays.

Barbara capturing some 4K GoPro footage of two Reef Manta Rays.

This trip was organised through Pro Dive. Russ and Barbara's first week was on a liveaboard the MV Virgo. Do read the following trip reports: Their report and Barbara's review.

Stunning Maldives sunset.

Stunning Maldives sunset.

The rest of our time in Maldives was spent at a boutique hotel called Casa Mia.

Do read Barbara's tripadvisor review.

The diving was good and three dives in particular were exceptional. The one was Dinoluga Manta cleaning station where they spent their entire one hour dive at 12 m depth with Mantas circling the cleaning station that was packed with schools of fish. What MAGIC!

The other two exceptional dives, were sunset/night dives at Maaya Thila . This was a one hour boat trip away but was well worth the ride to see the Sharks, Jacks, Rays and Eels frantically searching for their “dinner.”

Check out this amazing Blog Post at Jen Reviews, for ideas on another 100 things to do while in the Maldives.

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South Komodo, Indonesia

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28 January – 24 February 2015

It was absolutely wonderful repeating this trip with our Seven Seas Family” said Barbara.

Tom Cambell and Beth Davidow once again arranged a great trip with many familiar divers from Russ and Barbara's previous trip that they had developed a great bond with. Barbara added that, “The diving, company and crew were superb and we enjoyed our trip immensely

A huge coral bommie at 24m depth, nicknamed 'The Super Bommie', was alive with shimmering glass fish, soft and hard coral and sponges. Majestic Manta Rays at cleaning stations, breathtaking top side shots around Padar Island and the Pink beach, stunning sunsets, Komodo Dragons and hatching clown fish eggs were but a few of the great photographic highlights.

Being their second time here, Russ and Barbara van Aardt had a good idea of what to expect, where to find it and what shots were required to compliment the previous years footage.

Do read this trip report written by our lovely friend Sonia Goggel which includes stunning imagery captured by our good friend David George.

This is a personal blog. Any views or opinions represented in this blog are personal and belong solely to the blog owner and do not represent those of people, institutions or organizations that the owner may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity, unless explicitly stated. Any views or opinions are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, or individual.

All content provided on this blog is for informational purposes only. The owner of this blog makes no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any information on this site or found by following any link on this site. The owner will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information nor for the availability of this information. The owner will not be liable for any losses, injuries, or damages from the display or use of this information.