Phase I (Southern Thailand): Complete

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I wrote a nice, long descriptive entry for our dive trip to the Similan Islands, and when I tried to save it the system I am on balked. The entry is lost, and I don't have the heart to start over.

Please have a look at the pictures taken in Khao Lak (mainland) and on board the MV Mariner (dive boat).

More later, when I have recovered from the disappointment of losing my beautiful, beautiful prose, and from the seasickness which still has a hold of me 24 hours after disembarking.

We're off to Chiang Mai

Ciao for now,

D

PS. the diving was fabulous, as you might expect.

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Photos

Calvin
Calvin was our resident bug eater.

Beach Jen
Jen on the beach in Khao Lak at sunset

Phu Khao Lak
Morning at Phu Khao Lak Resort

Achilles The Ankle Biter
By the pool, moments before Achilles met his end at the hands of the hotel lady armed with a broom handle...

Pool at sunset
Phu Khao Lak Resort: our home away from home for Phase I

Shrine
Shrine at the entrance to our hotel

Mariner I
Jen in front of the wheelhouse with Nathan, one of our 11 new dive buddies

Not quite the end of our day of diving
Relaxing before our night dive on our first full day int the Similans.

Morning guest
A turtle comes around for a banana peel hand out

Another day done
Before dinner on Day 2 in the Similans

Administrative tasks
There are worse places to complete the chore of filling out your diving log book, I suppose. This is Mandy, Nathan's wife.

Dinner Preparations
You can't get your fish much fresher.

One more sunset
Sorry if the horizon isn't quite horizontal, but the boat was a little rocky.

The crew
Some guests and crew lounging before dinner

Comments

[Kerri Bratvold]

Amazing
I must say, whoever is taking the pictures is really good! They look like postcards, in fact, even better than postcards. Take care guys. Kerri

[Brandon]

Bastards
nothing more to say....