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| | Friends Trips -
November 2005 -
Similan & Surin Islands - Thailand
The November 2005 scuba dive live-aboard trip
to the Similan and Surin Islands on the west coast of Thailand and the Andaman
Sea. Always a superb
trip. The attendees of this dive holiday - (Click a name to see a picture):
JD
(2nd Trip), Stuart
(3rd Trip),
Dave H (2nd Trip), Aine (3rd Trip),
Doug B (2nd Trip), Kevin
M, Stephan, JJ (3rd
Trip), Pj (13th Trip:-),
Phil F,
Gaz,
Garry, Mark L (Airpig),
Crowley,
Nick,
Ryan P (left), Jules (3rd Trip) and a lovely English couple, Paul and
Teresa. Captain
Khun Poo and Divemaster
Khun "A"
assisted with some superb service (as always).
All of the usual and even unusual sites were
dived - we dove Anita's Reef, Boulder City, Garden Of Eden, Honeymoon Bay,
Elephant Head Rock (Hin Hua Chang), Rocky Point, the Hideaway, Koh Bon, Koh
Tachai, Richelieu Rock, and Koh Bon Pinnacle etc...
As well as the great diving we saw many
whales at the surface whilst traveling between islands (especially the Similans
and Koh Bon), many dolphins at the surface and also a juvenile Manta feeding at
the surface of the water.
Enjoy some pics - each open in a new window
if you click them....
All of the decent pictures courtesy of
'Crowley'.
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| All the guys meeting at
Mermaids CDC for the trip to Bangkok and then Phuket. |
Arrival on the boat and
the boat briefing and floor/sleeping plan. |
Relaxing with a few beers
as we set sail. |
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| Some have a few more than,
just a few... |
Stuart and JJ. |
The token Nemo
picture - no trip can be without. |
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| Visibility is reduced by schooling fish. |
Underwater Love as Faith No More would say. |
Stingrays laying on the bottom in the sand is
a very common sight. |
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| Banner or Moorish Idol ? :-) |
So many reef fish eating away at the algae on
the coral and even the corals themselves. |
JD looking at a stone fish amongst the reef
fish -bet you cannot see the stone fish! |
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| I just could not get him to stay still! |
Turtles have the life of riley... |
...mooching about eating and sleeping. |
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| Great swim-throughs at Elephant Head rock. |
Stuart making a swim-through. |
Great training as well as fun. |
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| This octopus was very well camouflaged. |
It changed colour to a little back ... |
... then sped off faster than the camera
could see. |
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| Schools of fish plague the shallows. |
The guys heading for the beach. |
Sunset is often quite pleasant - just a pity
that I am not a better photographer! |
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| This turtles shell was almost the colour of
the corals - the dirty blighter! |
Zebra / Leopard Shark. |
Sorry about the pic - this was a huge hump
head fish. |
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| Some one had an accident ... and it wasn't
us! :-) |
Of course our crew leant a help in hand
though. |
Pig's 100th dive - cause for a celebration,
and by all account a better hairstyle than his own. |
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| Fish cohabiting in the corals. |
You calling me a puff? |
Crown of thorns - dangerous to the touch but
pleasing to the eye. |
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| Divers getting back on to the boat after a
great dive. |
This rock is the extent of all you can see of
Richelieu Rock protruding from the surface. |
The guys - and JJ of course. |
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| Seahorse - well spotted by Crowley. |
Gaz at the surface after a night dive. |
The guys returning from the night dive at Richelieu
Rock. |
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| I have my suspicions but
do you think that Crowley enjoyed the night dive? |
No trip would be complete
without the night on the town in Phuket / Patong. Great fun ... |
... But that is another
story, eh Pig? ... |
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Thanks to all of the guys for making the trip a pleasant
one (as they all are) - cheers to ALL.
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