A Big Dream

Big Dream

Sponsor Ahmed Samir had this big dream to sponsor a PADI OWD or Open Water Diver course. A PADI instructor for 20 years, he grew up on the local island of Inguraidhoo in Raa Atoll, Maldives. One day he decided that he wanted to support the island and foremost the children. What better gift to…

Triggerfish

Triggerfish

The Maldives is home to a variety of fish species, including several different types of triggerfish. Triggerfish are known for their diamond-shaped bodies and their trigger fin located on the top side of the fish. They also have strong jaws, which they use to crush hard-shelled prey like crustaceans and molluscs. Here are some of…

Sharks

Sharks

The Maldives is home to many different types of sharks, including some ‘big sharks’.  You can find Tiger, Bull, Hammerhead and Thresher sharks here.  But these sharks are often found outside the Atolls or in deep channels. We rarely see them inside Atolls. But we do get sharks within the Atolls, we call them reef…

Diving Bug

Diving Bug

This is what happens when the diving bug is in the family. Mum Caroline has almost 500 dives. Dad Gabriel did his 500th dive with us at Dhonfan Thila and daughter Sophie has more than 250 dives. Gabriel is also a PADI Master Scuba Diver and together the family has dived in many great diving…

Diving at 80 with Ocean Dimensions

Diving at 80

Meet Merlin from the UK, he is doing just that – diving at 80. Travelling to the Whistler Mountains in Canada for skiing and to the Maldives for diving is definitely not what an average 80 year old would do right? I have met only two 80 year old divers. Ruth from Kenya celebrated her…