An unforgettable trip to the Maldives (4)

30 January 2004, fine

Yesterday agreed today to get up early to see the Sunrise, then to 6 o'clock, I and my husband got up, since yesterday morning we had on the road, and mastered the sunrise time for broad, so our six whole House from the water, about a quarter of an hour or so came to see the sunrise.

Surrounded by quiet poles, still only two of us, today the weather was fine, no clouds on the sea level, it seems that today's Sunrise must be very nice.

We learned yesterday today full of lessons, and bring all kinds of photography, photographic tool. Due to time calculation more accurately, Sunrise will soon begin. First is on the horizon there have been some light red, then color gradually deepen, red range is constantly expanding, Sun soon from the horizon of his head, like a red small Crescent Moon, a red area continued to expand, the Sun like a naughty boy, up skip, some only a few minutes, the Sun is completely out of the sea, round, red. Sun-jump out of the water rise rapidly and become increasingly harsh, we used the camera recorded the sunrise. Indeed, Sunrise sight while also make the person heart movement, but still lags behind last night at the bar watching the sunset brilliantly stockholmers, no wonder I've seen other people's travels in the Indian Ocean sunset description, but about Sunrise description are few.

Watching the Sunrise, we continue along the route slip early yesterday, to see if I could have some new discoveries.

The bar, see seabirds yesterday, we saw it, and in the distance there is the other, the water sports centre nearby, and it looks exactly the same. I move quietly near it, lest it alarmed, but it seems there is no alert on human psychological, still stood motionless, eyes staring straight out of the water, I so recklessly to it took many photos, but there are some pieces or close-ups, come back after the washing effect is pretty good, show it to my colleagues and see a lot of people thought it was fake, this also from another side note ecological protection of Maldives is really good.

We just want to go, the big birds neck appears to be moving a bit, then a look, it has been held in the mouth of a fish, is the phenomenal! we quickly open the camera, the Waterbird swallowing small fish movements recorded down, just not photographed it catch fish movement, or do some regret.

We then go straight on, passing water sports centre and to the other seabirds took some photos.

Then they went on to the Terminal, yesterday we slipped back didn't come here. Since the early morning, the pier or there is no one, only a few ship's boats stop at the side of the wharf. Today the weather is good, sea water is also very calm, no wind, the water through the calm and clear, we suddenly found in Terminal one corner has a small cluster of coral reef, coral reef and is not big, a little a little, but vary in shape and color, from the shore look very beautiful, there are a wide variety of tropical fish in the coral in the leisurely swim to swim, I'm sorry because no underwater camera to capture the beauty of the landscape while snorkeling, here you can make some down more or less, and since today is calm, it is suitable for shooting, we have at the bottom a took a pass, this only reluctantly left the dock.

Then we went yesterday to see small sharks, today there is still a large group of small fish swims back and forth, and so on for a long time no see small sharks, it looks as if we were not always so well, the same thing does not always appear in the same location.

So we at beach side Chair lying down, still blowing cool sea breeze, admiring the beautiful sea view around, watching the hermit crabs on the beach, very busy feeling very happy!

Rest for a while, we directly go to use the breakfast, leaving is also dedicated to the waiter to several bread, feeding the fish but this morning one of our main activities, and we pass the days of discovery, the most popular fish food or bread.

After dinner we filmed while walking back to edge Island Road and roadside variety of tropical plants, as well as tall coconut trees on a knot of yellow and blue coconut, under the trees there are many small lizard crawling back and forth, a pair of bright and entertaining look at the moment have become our shooting objects.

Unconsciously, we went back to their own water housing.

I immediately began to busy, first burn a pot of hot water, then put the cups and coffee, tea bags are moved to the balcony, ready for a little while reading magazine edge slowly enjoy. They have eaten, or the Fed while fish! we just bring back the bread dough into small groups, and threw it in the water, only a few minutes, our water housing under the aggregation of all sizes and dozens of fish, it is estimated that the waters near the fish were we attracted most of these fish in it! is a kind of white fish, very flexible, walks up to speed fast fish food mostly are they robbed. Of course there are also many colorful and rare species, with yellow body black fin, body flat fish, red body black tail fish, there was a zebra striped fish, there is a small fish, yellow, blue, Brown, and so on many kinds of color stripes, there's a yellow and black and white fish, big and fat, look to match wits with a dozen or so pounds, foot, but their ferocious ability compared to those of the whitefish to sent away, occasionally to grab a bite to eat. We feed on the terrace for a while, don't feel fun, even directly next to the water to feed the fish stocks in the legs, interesting!

After feeding the fish, we sat in the balcony Chair, while drinking coffee while watching the fish slowly in water.

Sun shines on the water, reflecting the flashes of light, from near to the water of the gold color from white to green, white, and finally to the deep blue, according to the color you can determine the depth of the water. On the water front of House there is a small row of phytotoxicity rocks, like an island, remember Lee said here guiding water housing around the water is very shallow, direct trip across the water to the island. When the water has some people at play, were mostly live in twos and threes,People in the water housing.

Husband because yesterday snorkeling sunburn, legs and waist great blushed, touch the painful, so today was not going to go, said okay on feeding the fish look magazine.

But I looked at the people in the water, mind or some itching, think it should make full use of water housing facilitation measures, good fun in the water. In my repeatedly persuade, husband finally agreed to accompany me, so we put on swimwear and beach shoes, with snorkeling gear down the water. We start in the water around the House without Sun snorkeling for a while, but the fish, the following are the Coral Beach, nothing, not so much fun. Then we saw yesterday the snorkeling encountered several Taiwan people are toward the middle of the island, with snorkeling gear, decided to have fun together in the past.

My hands and her husband, a trip to the water to the island, water bungalows surrounding the water is shallow, around the waist, proceed with the darker side of the water, I have never had more than half of his body, and then put the water and become very brief, only around the knee, but there are some coral, underwater and not very smooth, it seems to wear beach shoes still very necessary, soon came to the island.

The island consists of a number of stone and phytotoxicity of coral reefs, sea water due to the perennial is eroding, stone has become very smooth, walks to be particularly careful. Island of the outer side is deep blue sea, because here no breakwaters, big waves. There are several Taiwan people here snorkeling, tells us a lot of fish in the water, the husband with snorkeling gear into the water to swim for a while and tell me the feasts in the water. I then took her by her husband with snorkeling gear drilling into the water, in my front not far away there is a lot of fish, species than the day before yesterday and yesterday when snorkeling see more, and there are a lot of small fish, there is a blue body red tail, color stand out, in the sea water is especially beautiful. Because today was not going to snorkeling, so we prepared very inadequate, both only a set of snorkeling equipment, nor rent foot Web and life jackets, due to the small island not far to the outside is the deep sea and the waves, so we do not dare to wide range of activities, but each hold alternating snorkeling for a while, he left the island back, now that I think, that place is a good place for snorkeling, unfortunately we do not make good use of.

Eaten dinner I and husband up sleeping beauty beauty sleep a little clock in the afternoon, we depart to the pier, ready to take part in five o'clock in the evening sea fishing activities.

Haven't seen the pier, is located in Terminal a-East side of the dam there is a lot of people, we quickly ran to see what is new. Approaching a point of view, it was the island's staff in using fresh fish feeding the fish, the sea below the dam, brings together hundreds of small fish in the morning and see, there are several conger eel and two large fish, Brown original they are all carnivores! we are entranced, peer over calls us, dusk fishing boat to start! we quickly got to the wharf, dock and a third ship, it almost always full of people, it seems that evening sea fishing is the most popular items.

We got together with a partner ship soon drove away from the wharf, we ship only three or four foreigners, all the rest is Chinese, in addition to the US and go snorkeling yesterday in Taiwan people, there are several visitors from Shenzhen, we enjoy a sea view and interact with these few days of experience.

Ship out shortly after, in a large coral reefs surrounding stopped and the staff on board the boat fixed, you told us you can turn off the fish caught! tools is actually very simple, there's a reel around long lines at the end of the line is the hook, the staff in advance cut fish hook, thrown into the sea, just feel the fish when the drag line can be quickly pulled out, sounds like quite easy. So we sat down the shipboard decentralized, open posture start fishing. Just hook down soon, I heard one next to the Taiwan boy shouting "I caught a fish!", shouting side to pull up the line, I suddenly felt a sudden sinking fishing line, and also rapid upward, but the hook to pull out of the water after the discovery of two fish line actually tied together, in one of the hook was a big fish, but can't tell who is caught. Same person see caught the first fish are very excited to have ran over to help us by line, until you finally found the fish or which boys caught my fish line because and his tangled together, so it feels heavy, although fish is not I caught, but after all, we have a harvest, so I was very happy. Take a look at the fish, is a gray big fish, but not your name. Because of the harvest to the first fish, we have been encouraged, motivated to catch up. In a moment I hook and a sink, I hurried up on line, find the following sure enough weight, so called husband together help to pull the hook and soon showed above the water surface, it hangs a fish! fish though not large, but yellow body with patterns, or full of beautiful, which I caught the first fish, so very proud.

In a long time, I do not know what, we ship was "no charge" of particles, but bait it consumes very fast, very often already feel hook moving, but pulled back, it was empty, not only didn't catch fish, and even fish food is gone, a look at the situation not, immediately demanded service personnel for a place, because often hear people say, if in a local long-term fishing not fish, you should immediately change it.

The ship was about to set sail, a foreigner was suddenly lifted hook shouting, turned out to be caught up a dark green small fish, but it is fishing, rather than the "hook", because it is a small fish fins in the hook, and not the bait "fishing", but this is the "compared with the fishing brilliantly," no one is laughing, long time not caught the fish had many unhappy also diluted.

Ship soon in another place stopped, also at the edge of a piece of coral reefs, and nearby there is also a boat at sea fishing.

A place that our luck did not improve, or repeatedly been eating fish foodOff, and soon the ship owned all of bait. In desperation, the service staff had to put my catch of fish make the bait. Watch their loot mutilated, some to the heart. But my little fish did not seem to be popular, caught a half-day, not only didn't catch fish, and even the bait are intact, we immediately lose confidence, combined with some of them already has some beginning seasickness, now back to requirements. noise I am unwilling, but "the ratio of bricks", not the bait, I then effort is futile, so I had to listen to your views. At this point just now that the foreigner and cried, that he was "hook", a fish, and even the same said. The same time, the same way, the same fish, are so clever! but unfortunately not everyone has such good luck.

Our boat sailing, we started back because there is no catch fish are some disappointing, so not very talkative, I nevertheless still caught a, more or less have some psychological comfort.

At the Pier also met several fishing boat came back, the whole harvest is more than the US, up to a total of a boat fishing on a dozen fish! during dinner, we eat and other persons on board to share experiences and lessons learned. Someone told us that fishing time must put the line into the sea, not suspended in mid air, otherwise easily eaten and catch the fish. I vaguely remember to catch fish when the ship's staff to help me put online, the feeling is really, but then I put the line of mostly hangs in seawater. Alas if earlier someone told us that the next time you fishing time be sure to try this trick Ling.