| Marine Conservation in Thailand |
|
[Last updated: 31-Jul-2021]
| Start | | | Week 1 | | | Week 2 | | | Week 3 | | | Week 4 |
A "do nothing" day, apart from a few volunteers who ventured into Ao Nang. While there, they endured a Thai massage; the verdict: even though it was painful at times, it felt very relaxing.
At 17:00, we all took a short walk along the road to the Charm Cooking School, for a 2-hour lesson on how to prepare a Thai meal.
 Photo TH-025 |
 Photo TH-026 |
 Photo TH-027 |
To-day's main activity was to perform a beach clean (my first), but I
cannot remember the location.
Tuesday, 12-Jul-2016
To-day's activity was fish identification at two dive sites: Koh Talu and Koh Mae Urai (the two small islands, in the approximate centre of Photo TH-031); part of the local islands. For the first dive (with Alice and Grégorie), my confidence had returned! Yippee!
When it came to dive at the second site, Koh Mae Urai, the visibilty had deteriorated, but I decided to continue. My air consumption was higher than I thought it should have been, probably because, prior to this period in Thailand, I hadn't dived for several years. Thus, sooner than expected, my air supply was down to 50 Bar! At this point, I signalled to Dani (the Divemaster) of my situation and he passed me his auxiliary regulator.
 Photo TH-028 |
 Photo TH-029 |
 Photo TH-030 |
 Photo TH-031 |
||
To-day's activity was more fish identification at two other dive sites, Koh Yawabon and Koh Kom, this time with Arm (as the Divemaster), Alice and Grégorie.
 Photo TH-032 |
 Photo TH-033 |
 Photo TH-034 |
 Photo TH-035 |
Back on dry land, the afternoon was spent walking around Ao Nang market.
Thursday, 14-Jul-2016
Not a lot to report or show to-day, apart from having had two successful dives with Ryan, although I did scrape my right wrist against some coral, plus a successful cleanup dive.
The following two videos show a quick tour around PDC1, and the end of a successful Dive Against Debris.
A Tour of PDC1 Video TH-008 [2 minutes, 14 seconds] |
DIve Against Debris Video TH-009 [1 minute, 32 seconds] |
I woke up to learn (and read (on my Smart Phone)) the news about the lorry bomb attack in Nice, France.
To-day was a non-dive day. Instead, we were taken to a temple for stray dogs, with a brief stop at a Tesco Lotus Supermarket upon our return to Ao Nang; Photo TH-036 and Photo TH-037...
 Photo TH-036 |
 Photo TH-037 |
...after which, a few of use, at 15:00, went for a massage in Ao Nang. It was a bit painful in places, but it felt very worthwhile after. After a walk along the sea front (Photos TH-038 to TH-041), I accompanied three fellow volunteers (from France) in visiting the Krabi night market (Photos TH-042 to TH048).
 Photo TH-038 |
 Photo TH-039 |
 Photo TH-040 |
 Photo TH-041 |
The following seven photos are related to the time spent at the Krabi Night Market.
 Photo TH-042 |
 Photo TH-043 |
 Photo TH-044 |
 Photo TH-045 |
 Photo TH-046 |
 Photo TH-047 |
 Photo TH-048 |
Another rest day, duing which I watched Doctor Foster and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
| Previous (Week 1) |
 |
Next (Week 3) |
Click to reveal a Home Page QR Symbol
