Two very satisfied divers. This was an absolutely fantastic diving trip. Almost 14 hours under water at some of the best and most spectacular dive sites in the world! Mantas, Leopard sharks, Turtles, Seahorses, Lionfish, Scorpionfish, Muray eels and a thousand other types of fish. As you can see from my very relaxed and professional look I'm an Advanced Open Water Diver by now!
Sunday, April 10, 2005
richelieu rock
Richelieu rock is two different things. Above the sea surface just a very small rock but under water it's a spectacular dive site. It was one of Jacques-Yves Cousteau's favourite diving sites and I totally understand why. So very very much to see! Absolutely fantastic!
micro
This is Micro feeding some fish at Koh Bon. Don't really remember what kind of relation Micro had to the boat but I think he was Ton's son or something... maybe... or not...
the kitchen
This is the view from the kitchen. King the Chef made some excellent food on his two small cookers. I think he had more than a hundred different dishes on his menu! Great stuff!
koh bon and the mantas
We did a couple of dives at Koh Bon. I think it was on the second dive that we saw Manta Rays (Gavins wife Fiona took the pictures of them!). It was such a totally surreal and spectacular experience. We had these two huge Mantas swimming around us for 35 minutes! They had big, very dark and friendly eyes. Almost like an elephants eyes. Some times they stopped and looked at me/us. Like ancient aliens. So beautiful and peaceful!
Actually I think we saw a couple of Leopard sharks during the first dive also. One of them swam really close to me. It was also very beautiful. Like small Whale sharks. But the Mantas... wow!!!!!!!!!!
Hard to believe that there are ghosts haunting this beautiful island. No liveaboardboats ever stay for the night here... The Thai crews don't want to piss off the ghosts... Smart move I think. Don't mess with the ghosts!
Sadly we later heard from another liveaboardboat that Burmese fishermen had killed 60 Mantas just to cut their "horns" off. Unfortunately there's a market for dead rare and beautiful animals in China and Japan. I hope the ghosts of Koh Bon haunts and scares the shit out of all these assholes, both consumers, traders and hunters, who are responsible for these horrible killings. It's time to stop this trade for good.
speed diver
They call me Speed Diver... But now it's time to become an Advanced Open Water Diver. I think that's a bit better...
anna & rich
Anna & Rich have a couple of seconds off. They were our guides on the trip and did an excellent job!
oceanic crew
This is the Oceanic Crew. Jong, Anna, Mona and Lotta. Anna is my sister, she's also my diving instructor. It's finally time for her and me to transform myself into an Open Water Diver!
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