~/trips/2025/meedhupparu
Meedhupparu
8 dives · 7h 59m underwater · max 30.5 m · 29–31 °C · EAN32, EAN33
gear: Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II · Sony A7R V · Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max · FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II · Fantasea FG9X · INON S200 · Weefine Smart Focus 5000 · INON UWL-H100 (Wide-Angle)
A week on Meedhupparu in Raa Atoll, straight after Fuvahmulah: slower, two dives a morning on nitrox, and a lot more reef.
The highlight was a manta cleaning station, with reef mantas wheeling overhead close enough to see the spots on their bellies. Around that: giant and honeycomb morays, banded coral shrimp, anemonefish, a curtain of glassfish, and sharks cruising in the gloom below. On land the island had fruit bats hanging in the trees, lovebirds, and seaplanes crossing the sunset.
Shot on the Canon G9 X Mark II in its Fantasea housing with the INON S200, the Weefine Smart Focus 5000 and the UWL-H100. Topside on the Sony A7R V and the 70-200.
