Today is the start of a 2 day dive-trip in the Similan Islands. West of Phuket (island in Southern Thailand), the Similan's are a small chain of islands accessible for us by a 1.5 hour busride to Khao Lak, followed by a 2 hour speedboat ride. Our speedboat was briefly interrupted as engine #2 failed on the boat. As the deckhand went to investigate, he casually announced we've just chopped up a shark, as he heaves the remains into the ocean. Uhhh, OK, the first shark of the trip! Apparently not a smart or agile one.
We finally arrived onboard by 10 AM, and before we even could sit down were doing our morning briefing and putting gear on. We did 3 great dives today, finally succumbing to seasickness and skipping the dark night dive.
The boat was first class, which was quite relieving after some of the places we've stayed. No bugs, clean rooms, and the food was excellent. Well, most of the food, other than the dried-up mini fish, unfortunately similar looking to beef. It was a dining moment I'd chose to forget, and suprisingly it looked like really good beef and I had piled it on the plate... There were plenty of deckhands to help us don and doff our divesuits, help with tanks, and whatever we needed. Plus, a never-ending free supply of Orange Fanta. I don't know why or how I've become addicted to this drink, but I can't seem to get enough of it. New Zealand has their meat pies, Thailand has Orange Fanta. Sometimes it's the little unexpected delights...
After passing out from fatigue around 9 PM, we settled in the TINY (but clean) cabin for sleep.
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