19 - 20 January: Phi Phi Overnight Trip

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.

10-12 January: 2009 First IDC Program

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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!