Our Season So Far..
So with the festive season upon us, we take a look back at the first part of the season.
The cooler waters mentioned in our last blog continued into the start of February. Thermocline’s reading as low as 22 degrees C in places washed through the Similan and Surin National Parks.
So with the festive season upon us, we take a look back at the first part of the season.
During this Similans Liveaboard we had the pleasure of hosting Anna Flam of the Marine Megafauna Foundation. A team of outstanding people dedicated to the research & protection of Marine Megafauna. Anna stayed on board for the duration of the trip hoping to capture Manta evidence and was always on hand for questions and more importantly the passing on of her knowledge.
Liveaboard diving is always great fun. With everyone in scuba diving mode and relaxing on the boat with lots of amazing food and plenty of chatter. Every now and then it just so happens that the boat fills up with extremely chatty people, cue the sociable aspect of a Similans Liveaboard….
On this trip we received guests from around the world namely, Great Britain, America, Canada, Japan & Germany but not a full boat. Albeit 17 guests sounds a reasonable number, on MV Hallelujah we can cater for 25 so the boat felt even more enormous than she usually does. This was great for trip leader Matt as he does love his food!
Following the Turkey stuffing butties and New Years celebrations it very quickly became apparent that not everyone had stopped enjoying their vacation period. As we settled alongside island 4 of the Similans under the night sky ‘flexibility’ was the word that sprang to mind when we viewed many liveaboard boats set to dive the following day.
As scuba divers we are constantly learning; the sport itself is an activity that invokes further education from the very fact that no one dive is the same as the next. During the trip a number of our guests decided to enhance their knowledge and partake in further education. Some of the regular course requests we receive are Adventure Deep dives, Adventure Night Dives, Advanced Open Water & Enriched Air Nitrox. Lets take a closer look…
Whaleshark, the largest fish in the world but what do you do when a Whaleshark appears on the dive site and just wants to play like a 6 month old puppy….. Day 1 of our trip and we start out with some easy diving at Hideaway Bay followed by West of Eden, 2 great dives …
A few (trevally-centric) snippets from the 14/12/17 to 18/12/17 cruise on Big Blue’s MV Hallelujah in the Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and Richelieu Rock. Khao Lak, Thailand