diving7seas – Special Edition EMBUDU / ENGLISH | Page 27

diving7seas 2020 and therefore we only jump at this place when the current is incoming . Hardly a quarter of an hour boat trip away from the island the dhoni arrives at the spot . When in the right place , the small group of divers jumps off with the guide and touches down not a minute later at the edge of the canal . While we take shelter for the current behind small coral blocks in the sand or some stabilize themselves with a reef hook , the white tip , black tip and grey reef sharks with their apparent ignorance of the relatively strong current almost seem to mock us . They just pretend to float in a big bathtub . There is no hunting behaviour to be seen . The fish seem – like some birds in strong winds – to have fun playing with this form of natural force . After a while the dive guide
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