My blogbook with details of dives and dive sites. It replaces my paper version, which keep getting wet, misplaced, ran out of pages etc. Also, this blogbook allows anyone to plan dive trips to the location where I have been. My Motto: no dive is a bad dive. Enjoy & happy bubbles!
Wednesday, 27th: Raya Yai Island Dive 92:Staghorn Reef Max Depth: 15.8m ; Bottom time: 42 min Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 15m+
Dive 93: Home Run, Bay 1 Max Depth: 13.7m ; Bottom time: 41 min Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 15m+
Thursday, 28th: King Cruiser - Shark Point Area Dive 94: King Cruiser Wreck Max Depth: 21.6m ; Bottom time: 23 min Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 10m+
Dive 95: Shark Point * Max Depth: 14.9m ; Bottom time: 38 min Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 10m+
Dive 96: Koh Doc Mai Max Depth: 17.3m ; Bottom time: 39 min Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 10m
Comments: Alistair, a Gillmanoid's Sea Star original member dropped in for a couple days of diving. He hasn't dive since his 4th dive after his jr OW course, so there were lots to be done for his Jr Advance. Unlucky for Alistair, he got me as his instructor :-), so now he saw how Sophiya got tortured during her time diving with me in Phuket. The weather was a lot wetter this month, with rain on and off during both of our diving days. The occasional wind stirred up the sea for a bit of bouncy boat ride. Alistair did very well, handling some of the more challenging conditions: current, thermocline, low viz etc. at the King Cruiser Wreck & Ko Doc Mai. He saw his first shark (2 leopards), and sorta overcame his fear of "BiG FiSh" though i'm not sure if he'll swim up close to anything larger than his arm :-) More photos of Alistair's trip is located atmy Picassa Album.
Thursday, 14th: Phi Phi Islands Dive 86:Shark Point * Max Depth: 15.8m ; Bottom time: 37 min Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 20m+
Dive 87: Ko Bida Nai * Max Depth: 14.3m ; Bottom time: 48 min Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 10m+ Friday, 15th: Raya Noi Island Dive 88: Raya Noi Bay Max Depth: 15.5m ; Bottom time: 49 min Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 40m Dive 89: Banana Bay Max Depth: 14m ; Bottom time: 49 min Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 40m
Saturday, 16th: Raya Yai Island Dive 90: Andaman Eagle Wreck* & Bay 2 Max Depth: 24m ; Bottom time: 48 min Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 20m+
Dive 91: Staghorn Reef Max Depth: 13.1m ; Bottom time: 48 min Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 20m+
Comment: Can't get any better for the monsoon season this year! We had a great 4 days of fantastic weather for diving. A leopard Shark swam at us minute after we descent at Pinnacle 1, got the kids excited immediately. Alex & Gary were doing their fish ID adventure dive, so one easily recognized. First day back in the water for Sophi, newly nick-named Twerp, she saw 2 leopard sharks & hung out with a Green turtle for a few minutes. Raya Noi on the second day was spectacular, I haven't seen 40m viz in a long time. It's a drift dive for the group, where we also saw the "Moiseys" doing their OWC skills in clear blue water. Alex & Gary got the opportunity to dive the Andaman Eagle Wreck on the third day, their first wreck dive. Good viz & nice current extended our dive easily, as we drifted lazily across Staghorn Reef for the group last dive of the trip. More photos of the trip is located at my Picassa Album.
Dive 83: Koh Doc Mai Max Depth: 24.6m ; Bottom time: 52 min Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 20m+
Dive 84: King Cruiser Wreck * Max Depth: 21.6m ; Bottom time: 40 min Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 20m+ Dive 85: Shark Point * Max Depth: 19.2m ; Bottom time: 52 min Water Temp: 30c; Visibility: 20m+
Comment: Beautiful day for diving, flat sea and sunny skies! I was joined by Brem & Maaike, from the Dive Shop Cambodia (their first dive in the Andaman), Saskia, and Brendan, my current padi-wan DMT. Condition also was fantastic under water. We got 20m+ Viz for all 3 dive sites, and very little current. King Cruiser has collapsed a little bit more now, as the stern where the toilets are located, sunk another 5m or so deeper. It's one storm away from falling to the bottom. Brendan did a good job getting the gang through Ko Doc Mai for the first dive. The bow of the King Cruiser is covered with thousands of snappers. We saw a pair of hunting baracudas on pinnacle 1 of Shark point, and the safety stop, a 1.5m leopard shark cruised by to show of his graceful swim... Overall, cool diving day. Photos are uploaded to my Picassa album.
See a video clip of the car deck, in the King Cruiser's Bow:
