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Hermit crabs borrow empty mollusc shells because their bodies are too soft to offer any protection. When a hermit outgrows its shell, it waits in a queue to occupy another vacant shell. And sometimes they can be seen heckling other hermits into vacating t
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A crab's eye view of Club Faru - not far(u)sighted as you can see
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It's true, aquamarine is a colour
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The Maldivian flag (left) flies high
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The eastern jetty at Club Faru
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"Atholhu" - Dhivehi for atoll
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The sea always extends an invitation
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The breeze ruffles everybody's hair
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The sun goes down on the first day of a languorous vacation
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The view from (near) the bar
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The edge of the reef always crawls with life. This morning was for sting rays...
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Someday...
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Time to hit the bar
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The Indian Ocean says good morning. India is somewhere in the distance.
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This, for the easily grossed out, is what a hermit crab looks like up close. Almost delicious.
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The Y-shaped barb at the end of the tail, Ms Malipatil informs me, is what got Steve Irwin...
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Afternoons are long and languorous
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The sting ray's eyes are nothing like the sun
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Our first view of the beach at Club Faru
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Hermit crabs can climb all the way to the top of a tree. But sneak up on them and they'll duck back into their shells, dropping off to begin their journey all over again.
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'Twas a really swinging time
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"When the trees bow down their heads the wind is passing by"
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Morning anchor
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Cancerians wait for the tide to turn...
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Lots of room at Club Faru
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Tuna being processed at the great fish market in Male, the busiest I have seen anywhere.
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Banana boats minus the peels... they all wear very little around here.
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The black-tipped reef shark -- look at her gills!
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This guy was the king of the treasure island and spoke intelligible Deutsche
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Sittin' on the dock of the bay