Day 5-6 (April 06-07, 2011) … Dive Day #1
After our arrival at the Patong pier, our group gets transferred to the dive boat via longtail boat. We explore our cabins and the rest of the ship, before it’s dinner time … our first of may great meals on board!
On Thursday, we get a bit of a delayed start (the ship’s air compressor to refill the dive tanks is broken), but soon enough we are in the water at Anita’s Reef (Coral Reef) in the Similan Islands National Park. “Team East Bay” is made up from Wes, Clae, Kristina and I plus our dive guide Kristian (from Seattle/Denmark), and we’re off to see some life under water.
The 2nd dive that afternoon is at West Ridge (Koh Bon) brings more of the same … beautiful underwater scenery and fish!
Patong Pier
Clae, Kody & Kristina on the Longtail Boat to the Liveabard ship
Kody’s suite
The Lounge on the upper deck
Andrea’s Standard Suite
Sunset at Patong
Looking west on the dive deck
Dive guide Kristian and our Tour guide Thien
The Dive deck
Rainbow
Rainbow spanning all across
Anita’s Reef (Coral Reef) is the first dive site in the Similan Islands
Schedule for Dive Day #1 – Version 1
Kristina under water
Dive guide Kristian
First underwater photo approach
Clownfish and its Anemone
Nemo: found!
Christmas Tree Worms
Sea fan
Yellow damsel fish
Nemo’s family
Coming up from the first dive at Anita’s Reef
Star fish & more
Posing for Poseidon … uhm … the camera
Clae and Wes diving Koh Bon (West Ridge)
Updated dive schedule – Day #1
Skipping Dive #3 (Twin Peaks – Koh Tachai) saved me from a safety stop amongst jelly fish!
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