Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Koh Tao - Diving

Ramora stuck to my leg!

Anemone fish looking out!

Upside down Ed


Squirrel fish


Camouflaged scorpion fish


Getting the fins on! Ready, set, go!

Ok? Ok!

Lots and lots of fun! Diving is simply amazing! We completed our PADI open water and advanced courses in Koh Tao, a smallish island on the east coast of Thailand, fairly close to Koh Samui. Our dive intructor Nicki was great - thanks Nicki!!! We did a night dive (scary, scary!) and a deep dive to 30 metres. We saw clown fish (Nemo), angel fish, butterfly fish, blue-spotted rays, eels, parrot fish, groupers, barracuda, and a very special sighting of an eagle ray during our second dive! Fantastic! Turtles and whale sharks are on our 'to-do' or 'to-see' list! We hope we can do this soon :-) I'm definitely hooked!

Mergulhar eh uma sensacao muito especial e simplesmente fantastica! Adoramos aprender a mergulhar em Koh Tao, uma ilha pequena a este da costa Tailandesa. Completamos os cursos Open water e advanced da PADI com a nossa instructora Nicki. Obrigada Nicki, foram uns dias fabulosos. Vimos uma grande variedade de peixinhos, enguias, raias, carangueijos, camaroes, etc... Faltaram as tartarugas e os tubaroes-baleia, mas esperamos ter encontro marcado com eles para breve! ADORAMOS!