Ko Similan

... for Chicken Crabs, on the Similan islands" or "We slept out in a tent, on the Similan Islands" or "Watching sunrise on 4, of the Similan Islands", you get the picture. Yes, we're not wise ;-) ) We got a boat from Ko Phi Phi on the 17th to Phuket, ...

It was another early start to get our transfer vessel out to the Similans. The boat was snug, but we had much more room on the dive boat, especially after the snorkellers all headed off in the transfer vessel. Soon we were under the water at our first ...

... had was falling into the engine room on the 3rd day when they forgot to replace the floor board when we came back from Similan #2. I can't actually believe that I fell over 2 meters and didn't break anything. I was all covered in cuts and bruises, but ...

... bends on my last dive in Sipadan where I did 9 dives in 3 days, but we were all pretty excited to get to the Similan Islands as it was touted as one of the best dive sights in Thailand.  Unfortunately, the Similans are nowhere near Phuket.  We ...

After a heavy night of triple gin and tonics, washed down with Tiger beer, I did the schoolboy error of not dropping panadols before I went to sleep. In the middle of the night, my head was screaming, so I did the only thing I was capable of. I ...

Well I'm now a certified advanced scuba diver - yippee! It wasn't plain sailing though - literally. The Similan Islands are one of the top dive sites in the world - white sandy beaches, crysal clear blue waters - basically paradise. There were only 5 ...

Sting once sang about fields in Bali and Gold and shit like that, but he obviously has never been in a field of Titan Trigger fish. They are nasty bastards at the best of time. Huge with big beady white eyes. Yes, yeterday I was attacked by one, just ...

Today was the last, I made it. For all the words of encouragement that Dave gave to me, he died in the ass. Actually, he wasn't the only one. Quite a few people came down with some kind of illness in the last 24 hours. There was a lot of spewing being ...

And on day eight, it finally happened. We lost two people. Never before in all of humanity have we seen a German woman cry, but Meike proved that she is human after all. Karsten and Meike left us as they had to go home. It saddened me very much as ...

The group we are in are loads of fun. PA and Dienne are instructors and are kitted up to the max. PA also has a great eye for finding things, so I tend to stick to him like a bad smell. Normally, we all wear shortie wetsuits, which are like rubber, but ...