Yep, Sales speak…
Had a couple of dives today, really good ones actually despite not seeing the elusive Manta’s or Whale Sharks.
The journey to the dive site was done in a really nice speed boat with twin Yamaha 200hp outboards, felt like something out of Miami Vice as we skipped over the water. The sea is like an English lake with only the odd ripple here and there, in some places the consistency looks more like yoghurt it is that smooth. Saw shit loads of Jellyfish on the way out which made me a little wary about jumping in considering I was only going to be in my Boardies and Rash Vest. No worries though as the closer to the dive site we got, the less we saw.
When we got there we were the first of the speedboats to arrive, there were only 3 liveaboards there as well and they had all done there morning dives.Â
We suited up and jumped in at Hin Muang first, the first thing that hits you is the colours – the sea might not be the bluest here, but the coral was untouched by humans nor the Tsunami and were really bright. Think this was aided by how clear the water was as it allowed the sun to penetrate that little bit further down.
When we got down to the sand bed at the side of one of these reefs we were greeted by a massive leopard shark having a little rest on the floor. It is a nice looking Shark with its trademark Leopard spots all over its body and although only about 5-6 foot in length its tail alone was easily 2 foot in length. It was a real treat to see and made the rest of the dive just ordinary.
Hin Duaeng was also a lovely dive, more colourful even than the first although we didn’t catch any mantas or Whale Sharks. Em and I spent 90% of the dive staring out into the blue, or over the drop off desperate to just catch a glimpse of one!
Nothing…Â Sales speak, I hate it!Â
