Saturday 15 December 2018

Snorkelling on the coral reef

Last week, I mentioned that Maldives are built of coral. Obviously vacation on an island made of coral would not be complete if we would not see the reef. Since horses do not fit too well into snorkelling equipment, one of my human assistants volunteered to carry out the mission.


Luckily, you have chosen the bungalow on the water so he will not have to walk for a long time in the fins.


And one ...


... and two.


The reef in the Maldives is unfortunately not as colorful as the ones you might have seen on Discovery Channel. One of the main reasons is the global warming - the sea is becoming too warm for the coral.


But even here after a moment of patience, you will discover some living jewels. Some will be blue with yellow stripes ...


... and other yellow with blue stripes.


In order to hide from the predators, some fishes adopted colours similar to the reef itself.


And others, with the same goal in mind, have developed a black spot close to their tails. It looks like an eye and is likely to attack the interest of the predator to the backside rather than to the head.


Besides the large corals...


... you can also find here huge sponges.


But the best summary will surely come from a short movie.


Well, time to go back to our bungalow. Seen from the water it looks really cool.


Now that my assistant is coming back, do you want to borrow his snorkelling gear?


Or maybe you prefer to watch safely from the balcony? This can be quite exciting as well.


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