The third dive of the day was amazing. There wasn't really much to see, I mean, a few people spotted a thresher shark but it swam off into the deep before anyone could get close enough for a picture but..
I encountered this sea turtle. He was such a cute little fella. Notice the damage on the back of his shell? No idea how that happened but I suspect he had a run in with a large predator that had a good go at chomping the back of his shell.
Anyway, there I am floating along in the current when this sea turtle appears and swims along next to me. Then he turns off in front of me and heads to the surface. I though that was a pretty cool encounter.. BUT THEN..
after a few minutes i look to my side and he came back! He spent a good 5 minutes swimming alongside me. After the dive, the other divers in my group told me he returned ages ago and was swimming right next to me for quite a while before I noticed. Apparently everyone in the group was waving at me and trying to get my attention to tell me the turtle was there..
I was totally oblivious! But never mind, I got some great up close footage of the turtle. Magnificent creature!
Check out the previous posts in this series:
1.Maldives Trip - Day 1: The Epic Journey Begins!
2.Maldives Trip - Day 1: The Boat
3.Maldives Trip Day 2 - Looking for Manta Rays
4.Maldives Trip - Day 2 - Shark Encounter
5.Maldives Trip Day 3 - Reef Exploration
6.Maldives Trip Day 3 - Things don't go to plan
7.Maldives Trip Day 4 - Sea Turtle Sighting!
8.Maldives Trip Day 4 - The Jellyfish Monster
9.Maldives Trip Day 5 - The Kudimah Wreck
10.Maldives Trip Day 5 - Searching for Whale Sharks
11.Maldives Trip Day 6 - Reefs and Manta Rays
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