More Dive Shots from Phuket

Aha. Who's this muscleman? Bet you can't recognize him without his pink outfit!










Moray eels the thickness of your fist abound in the nooks and crannies if you slow your finning long enough to
peer through the cracks. Always fun to stick your finger at them for a tempting bite!

Jeff holding the standard underwater hovering position. Excellent buoyancy control!

Yellow spotted puffer fish are among the many exotic sea life around here. Tasty but deadly if you sliced and cooked them the wrong way. The Japanese and Koreans are known to love these buggers. When we were in Korea last year, the wet markets were selling them by the buckets.
Hmmm. Recognize who this one is? It's funny how a mask and a regular could conceal your identity so easily.
Who's this cool slit-eyed dude holding his position in a steady hover? I'm sure you could identify this one.



What's this!? Tempting to grab and shove into a grub bag eh. Lobster hunting anyone?

Carl shot this from the bottom. Certainly not one of the sea beauties, Shannon and Wenshu, trying hard to blend in with the underwater flora and fauna.

Wow! This is the radiant blue crown of thorns. This is one of the poisonous buggers you wouldn't want to stick your palms onto for balance underwater.

Aha! That's me in my usual tropical underwater garb. Much more relaxing diving in Ts and pair of shorts if you enjoy the cold. But gotta watch out for the jelly fish and other stinging stuffs.

Wow cool. This is old man Octopus Kracken (guess I spelt this right?) in Pirates of the Carribean curled up comfortably under we spook him from his slumber.

Sean and Sidney checking out this huge blob of a jelly fish from a safe distance. Another cool find underwater!

One of our adventure dives on Day 2 on a longtail boat. This kind doesn't have a rudder. The propeller extends overboard like a tail and can swings around 360 degrees.

Aha! Nothing like SYTs to add color above the underwater world on the journey to our dive sites. Snorkelers Shannon and Wenshu.
The fish here is so friendly that if you make friends with it over a banana or bread slice, it'll let you play with it!
Opening a bottle of coke using a bottle of mineral water. I did it! Our six-footer host Carl Richardson could do the trick with anything.
Jianz in one of his pensive moods. I like this shot.


Sidney and Sean dropping off into their first dive on the sandy bottom of Racha Yai. Jeff finning in the left rear.

Perfect spot for buoyancy check!

Excellent visibility!



A pretty clown fish in a quivering in blossom of sea anemone. This is when you take off you glove and caress the slimy blue portion and the sticky green strands. But be careful! You could get nasty stings...

I got seared once and the rashes lasted two weeks!







Jeff (and the other guys) exploring wreck off Banana Rock at a depth of 22m.

It's always a thrill to hover around one of these sunken barges and watch the
underwater creatures settle in their new home. Here the visibility drops to 5 meters.

A dazzling shot of a lionfish in all its cocky splendor up close.

But don't be fooled. These buggers could give you sting that hits 9 on the richter scale! Thankfully I haven't experienced this kind of shake up.

The closest was jabs from sea urchins that left black poisoned looking blotches on your skin.\