Mijn grote vriend Mike Newman uit Thailand heeft een hobby en wat voor een hobby!! Hij gaat heel graag duiken,
Zie hier zijn verslag van deze geweldige duiktocht.
Ditmaal maakte Mike ook nog een video, die ik hier ook zal vertonen.
Mike zou het erg leuk vinden als jullie commentaar willen geven op de foto's en de video, stuur het maar naar mij dan stuur ik het zeker door!!
Bedankt alvast namens Mike!!
Andaman Diving - March 2013
Another Andaman Sea dive trip with the wonderful vessel, MV White Manta.
First stop is Phuket to wait for transport to the boat.
I like to stay in Patong at the Tropica Bungalow hotel. It's right on the beach and just around the corner from amazing Bangla road.
But Tropica is an
oasis of calm in the madness that Patong has become. It's an older hotel, but
has been kept up well.
The garden and pool
are very pleasant.
The entrance drive
is walled with ancient style fired bricks. At the end, to the right, is the
ocean.
Yes, Phuket has a
brew pub: Full Moon Brew Work. This is their dark ale with a spicy Thai beef
salad. The pub is located in the Jung Ceylon shopping center in
Patong.
The Surin
Islands.
This is a Dorid
Nudibranch, probably a Chromodoris (Richelieu Rock)
Mantis Shrimp
(Richelieu Rock)
Banded Coral Shrimp
(Richelieu Rock)
Tigertail Seahorse
(Richelieu Rock)
Batfish (Koh Tachai
Pinnacle)
Harlequin shrimp
(large on the left, small on the right) munching on a sea star leg. (Richelieu
Rock)
Tiny sea star,
maybe 3 cm (just over an inch) in diameter. (Koh Bon Ridge)
Similan
Sunset
This scorpionfish
fills the full frame: open mouth on the left, eyes center top, pectoral fin and
tail at the bottom right. (Three Trees, Similan Islands)
Barrel anemones
(Turtle Rock, Similan Islands)
Map (?) puffer
(Three Trees, Similan Islands)
Giant Clam -
Tridacna (Three Trees, Similan Islands)
Donald Duck Bay,
Similan Islands
The White Manta is
a great dive boat. the cabins are spacious and well laid out.
Hin Daeng/Hin
Muang, South Andaman Sea
Sunrise at Koh Haa,
South Andaman Sea
Tour leader Chris
creates one of his famous three dimensional dive site maps.
Cathedral Caverns,
Koh Haa
Food on the White
Manta is terrific; as are the boat crew.
Clear water,
beautiful scenery at Koh Haa.
Can't wait 'till next time....
Short YouTube video
by yours truly.
Larger, high
definition version here: Andaman Sea Diving March 2013
