Submarine Ride

The good part about doing feature stories is that you somtimes get to do fun things when covering them. On Wednesday, I got to take a trip on the only submarine in Maldives. It is a passenger submarine that takes tourists down to look at reefs. There is really a lot of marine life under the water. Being a certified diver I really want to actually dive now. Some of the time the sub dive was a bit touristy. such as the captive sea turtle that the companies divers bring by. The submarine company was celebrating its 4000th dive. The best part of covering this story was getting to have cake at 140 feet. The "reception" on the dock afterwards featured traditional Maldivian music, which consisted of drums and people shouting. All in all this was a fun story to cover. Another interesting fact: the owner of the sub also happens to be a presidential candidate, and the head of the Islamic Democratic party, although he was not talking about politics at this event.

The problem with doing feature stories, is that there is actually no story. so you are basically reduced to using a show and tell format. Covering this story was great. But I like writing hard news business packages better.