I went for a walk along to the end of the main Koh Tao beach. The end past the boat piers, the part that isn't full of dive shops and restaurants ( Read more... )

Night diving rocks. Way less disorienting than I expected and awesome fun. Saw a nice big barracuda, sea urchins out and feeding, all the coral polyps open to feed. Sweet stuff.

It really shows that Koh Tao isn't a marine reserve. Compared to Ningaloo it's dead and in particular there's not much larger fish life. Coral damage is also apparent, ( Read more... )

Anyway, I'm finally feeling human again after an epic first day here (up > 40 hours, on plane/bus/boat for 15 of those, then catch-up/party with my brother on the island) and liking the diving ( Read more... )

I'll be back from Ko Tau on the morning of the 10th of September. My phone will remain reachable for emergencies, and I'll get my email occasionally.

There are windsurfers, catamarans, and of course lots of sweet dive spots. *bounce**bounce**bounce*

I'm back from SCUBA dive training in Exmouth with my brother Paul at the Exmouth Dive Centre. This involved classroom work and pool dives for two days, a day's break, then four open-water dives across two days in Lighthouse Bay on the Ningaloo reef. It was absolutely awesome, not least because of our two lovely instructors - and the fact that Paul ( Read more... )