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!
Monday, 19th January Dive 004: Shark Point Max Depth: 18.5m ; Bottom time: 52 min Water Temp: 27c; Visibility: 3-5m
Dive 005: Koh bida Nok Max Depth: 19.5m ; Bottom time: 57 min Water Temp: 27c; Visibility: 5-10m
Dive 006: Whale Shark Wall, Phi Phi Le Max Depth: 17.3m ; Bottom time: 59 min Water Temp: 27c; Visibility: 10-12m
Tuesday, 20th January Dive 007: Koh bida Nai Max Depth: 30.4m ; Bottom time: 47 min Water Temp: 27c; Visibility: 10-15m Dive 008: King Cruiser Wreck Max Depth: 25.3m ; Bottom time: 50 min Water Temp: 27c; Visibility: 5-10m Comment: Two days of diving and working with Mogan on specialty training, it was a needed retreat for me. I was suffering from "scuba withdrawal" going on 2 weeks without any diving. Few photos are with my 2009 Random Photos Album at Facebook. Check out what's in the water now in Phuket & Phi Phi. Water temperature was quite colder than usual, averaging 27c for all of the dives.
. Saturday, 10th January Dive 001:Kata Beach Reef Max Depth: 6.0m ; Bottom time: 34 min Water Temp: 27c; Visibility: 5-10m
Monday, 12th January Dive 002:Kata Beach Reef Max Depth: 7.0m ; Bottom time: 32 min Water Temp: 27c; Visibility: 5-10m
Dive 003:Kata Beach Reef Max Depth: 7.0m ; Bottom time: 40 min Water Temp: 27c; Visibility: 5-10m
Comment: Mogan (Gillmanoids, Malaysia), Kiam (Diventure, Singapore) & Chris (RFA, Thailand) joined me for the first IDC program of 2009. Remar & Ian (Gillmanoids, Malaysia) came to help out, with Remar completing her IDC Staff course concurrently. The boys survived the 12 days challenge with very little "scars" to show :-) There are quite a few photos of the program posted on my Facebook photos album. Also, videos are available for your viewing leisure at My Youtube page. Enjoy and Happy 2009!
Dive 147:Koh Pu (Off Kata Beach) Max Depth: 12.5m ; Bottom time: 52 min Water Temp: 28c; Visibility: 5-10m
Comments: I spent my last minutes underwater in 2008 with my fav diver, Sophiya aka "Aqua Girl." Condition definitely was not ideal at Koh Pu, with surges & low viz due to plankton. We spotted quite few surprises, including this rare Nudibranch (see photo) that I'm yet to identify, squat cleaner shrimps, Maldivian Sea Snails, cuttlefish etc. With my second dive here in December, and finding 3 different nudibranches that I have never seen, I am so looking forward to make this small island dive site as our regular weekly excursion.
