2. 2010

Phuket, Thailand

I started a Divemaster internship in Kamala Beach, Thailand, giving us plenty of time to thoroughly experience the area.
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Paul comes out of the water after an open water training dive.
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Paul comes out of the water after an open water training dive.

PhuketThailand2010SCUBA DivingLongtail Boat

  • A small sea turtle shrugs off the intruders to its territory and wanders along its business.
  • A moray eel stares wide-eyed from its hole in the coral.
  • Moray eels peer menacingly from an oyster shell, waiting for food to drift within reach.
  • Clownfish dart among the fingers of an anemone, eying the camera suspiciously.
  • Clownfish dart among the fingers of an anemone, eying the camera suspiciously.
  • A pair of bannerfish search the bottom for edibles as the divers drift by.
  • Schools of tiny fish dart through the water seemingly with one mind, swarming in giant syncronized clusters over the reef.
  • A small clownfish hides from the camera among the tentacles of an anemone.
  • A giant coral fan provides a backdrop for a fish portrait in shallower waters.
  • A feather star clings to a purchase atop a coral fan some ten meters beneath the surface.
  • Fish in uncountable numbers fill the waters around the local reefs, adding glittering motion to the fantastic colors of the world beneath the surface.
  • Fish in uncountable numbers fill the waters around the local reefs, adding glittering motion to the fantastic colors of the world beneath the surface.
  • Fellow divers pause for a safety stop on our way back to the surface.
  • Paul helps a student doff her gear in preparation for re-boarding the boat.
  • Our boat captain lends a hand retrieving gear from the water for the divers after a bit of training time.
  • Paul comes out of the water after an open water training dive.
  • Two students perform a back roll entry out of our longtail to start a dive at Koh Weo.
  • A boatload of divers listens to a briefing from Monja on our way out to Koh Weo.
  • The sun goes down over Kamala Beach as a handful of local Thai Fishermen work at making a catch for dinner.
  • It's the end of the day, and for a moment at least we have the world entirely to ourselves.
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