One Diving Day in Cambodia

Koh Rung, Sihanoukville
Dive 104: the Corral
Max Depth: 9.7m ; Bottom time: 69 min
Water Temp: 29c; Visibility: 1m

Dive 105: Vietnamese Bay
Max Depth: 11.2m ; Bottom time: 65 min
Water Temp: 29c; Visibility: 1m

Comment: Arriving to begin the first ever PADI Instructor Development Course in Cambodia, I was able to get a day of diving in. A typhoon lashing out in Taiwan caused condition to be quite murky. We got about 1m viz for the day. The Corral didn't disappoint, with seahorses hidden in various urchins among the sandy bottom. Found a fantastic juvenile flabellina, about 0.5cm in length. More photos are found at my Picassa album.

16th - 17th September: Specialty Instructor Training Program

Tuesday, 16th: Raya Yai Island
Dive 99: Andaman Eagle Wreck
Max Depth: 27.4m ; Bottom time: 42 min
Water Temp: 28c; Visibility: 5-10m

Dive 100: Home Run Reef
Max Depth: 17m ; Bottom time: 57 min
Water Temp: 28c; Visibility: 5-10m

Wednesday, 17th: A-S-K Triangle Area
Dive 101: Anemeone Reef
Max Depth: 25.3m ; Bottom time: 59 min
Water Temp: 28c; Visibility: 5-20m

Dive 102: Shark Point
Max Depth: 18.2m ; Bottom time: 52 min
Water Temp: 28c; Visibility: 5-15m

Dive 103: Ko Doc Mai
Max Depth: 17.3m ; Bottom time: 50 min
Water Temp: 28c; Visibility: 5m

6th & 8th September: IDC training dives

Friday, 6th: Ko Hei
Dive 97: East Side
Max Depth: 7.3m ; Bottom time: 67 min
Water Temp: 29c; Visibility: 5-10m

Monday, 8th: Ko Hei
Dive 98: Coral Island Resort West Side
Max Depth: 8.2m ; Bottom time: 58 min
Water Temp: 28c; Visibility: 3-5m

Comment: We chartered a speedboat for the 2 days. The guys, Andy, Brendan, Richard & Steve, had a bit of brain-lapsed in the first day of open water presentation. The second day was much better with control & delivery, though there were still moments of "duh" under water. Much work still needed to tie all of the loose ends together... Some video clips of the guys delivering their presentations for Rescue Course and Adventure in Diving are at my Youtube. Take a look!