On Monday and Tuesday I went out with Pearl Andaman Diving (Bang Tao, Phuket) for a couple of days diving in the Similan Islands. It was a spectacular trip. I had met Gerald Poschauko, the owner of Pearl Andaman Diving, soon after arriving in Phuket. He took me out for a couple of local dives several weeks ago. He was also very kind in taking Bea and I over to the other side of the island for food shopping as we were "getting our feet on the ground" in Phuket. Gerald leads dive trips on the Andaman during the season and then moves over to the gulf when it get too rough here. The Similans, located about 100km west of Phuket in the Andaman Sea, are comprised of nine granite islands covered in tropical jungles. They
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