The last couple of days we've seen the worst weather on Koh Chang we've had in a very long time. This was caused by tropical storm CHANTHU in the South China Sea. All this resulted in a massive amount of rainfall and a very choppy sea.
Luckily, Rick, a Canandian Teacher who signed up for his PADI Open Water Course has got time on his hand and so we can play the waiting game! So far we've finished the Knowledge Development and the Confined Water dives which leaves us with the four open water dives after the weekend.
The forecast is looking better for the next couple of days and hopefully we can get some nice dives at the Koh Rang National Marine Park. Despite the bad weather a couple of snorkelers said visibility is still around 10-15m and there is plenty of marine life to be seen!
Just before we got hit by the bad weather, Dmitry,currently living in Bangkok, succeeded in his PADI Advanced Open Water Course. After we've completed the complementary deep- and navigation dive, Dmitry chose for the Search and Recovery dive, followed by Digital Underwater Photography and an Enriched Air dive. During one of the dives we encountered a small octopus which was hiding in a shell and started playing hide and seek with us. We tried holding an Dutch and a Spanish football shirt in front of this lovely creature, but it couldn't be bothered.
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| Octopus in shell - Photo by RAD |
Almost halve way through the rainy season, I can only wish that the other half will be the same as the first part, giving us plenty of good dives and wonderful encounters. As for now...
Happy Bubbles!
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