2006
February : DIR
training. The 2006 diving
season started off with taking a GUE
Fundamentals course in krabi.
GUE stands for Global Underwater Explorers
which is another diving Agency based
in the USA......[more]
March : Similans.
Time to visit the Similans
again and this year we decided to take
the Dive Master 1 as there was a rumour
that Panunee was put up on the market
as well as staff leaving.......[more]
March : Lanta.
After a week’s rest it was
back for a long weekend in Koh Lanta.
This year we gave Hin Muang Hin Dang
a miss and concentrated around Koh Hah
and Koh Pida.......[more]
April : Tubataha,
Philippines.
Not much to say. A very disappointed
trip due to bad boat and not much to
see due to bad visibility. Although
the boat was large with en suite bathroom
but it was so old and dirty. ......[more]
May : Layang
Layang.......[more]
June : Sipadan-Mabul.......[more]
August : Bali
including Tulamben and Nusa Penida.......[more]
2005
February : Manado/Lembeh
with MUREX . Dive sites
included manado, manado dua, Bunaken
& Lembeh
This is a first trip with MUREX in Manado.
We enjoyed diving around Bangka,
Bunaken & Lembeh last year whilst
staying at Gangga so we’re back but
trying out a new resort....[more]
March :
Similan-Richelieu
with Panunee.
This trip is a mixture of experienced
and newby divers wishing to see the
Similans a couple of months after the
tsunami....[more]
April : Similan
with Ocean Privacy. This
is truly private diving on a luxurious
boat that can only accommodate 8 divers....[more]
May : Manado/Lembeh
with MUREX Dive sites included
Manado, Bunaken,
Lembeh
This trip was full of photographers
who wanted to see macro as well as
practicing their photo skills so we
concentrated around Lembeh. Eventhough
we had to do overland drive from the
resort to Lembeh but the critters we
saw made the 3 hr roundtrip bearable....[more]
June : 22-27
Maldives Eriyadu Resort
, North Male US$ 800 excluding flight
A Long weekend in the Maldives....[more]
August : Lembeh
Straits with M/V Panunee
I’ve been requested to write a more
detailed description of trips so here
it is:
Thai divers are truly fortunate in
the way that they have so many accessible
world class dive sites nearby, all
within a few hours’ flight of most
major Asian cities. Manado is one
such site....[more]
September : Bali
for Mola Mola....[more]
2004
February : Gangga
Manado Very European and comfortable.
Dive sites
included Bangka, talesei,Bunaken and
Lembeh ....[more]
March : Similan
with Richelieu Dive Master 1 ....[more]
August : Bali/Komodo
with Dive Master 1 ....[more]
October : Derawan.
This trip was composed
of divers who went to Sipadan
Water Village last year and a couple
of new faces. This was a slight
disappointment as traveling and bland
tasting food took their tolls on the
divers....[more]
December : Tufi
Papua New Guinea Fiord diving with
some outer reefs.
This was a thirdtrip to PNG in the
last 9 years. It was a pleasant surprise
seeing the new terminals running but
a couple of the girls in the group
had a
slight run in with the customs officers
when declaring the foods we brought
from Bangkok....[more]
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