Koh Lanta, Thailand In Pictures…aka: Sunsets and Diving

I apologize for the excess of sunset pictures (again)…It was just the photographic equivalent of shooting fish in a barrel with the beautiful sunsets everyday.  The rest of the pictures are from Scuba diving.  Some have much better color than others; the shallower depth the picture was taken at the better it could be corrected by adjusting the white balance.  Deeper pictures (past 40′ without strong sun light) tend to look greenish blue either way.

Some pictures are below.  All of them are on the Smugmug site in full size:

http://justinandalyce.smugmug.com/Other/Koh-Lanta-Thailand/27842153_dQtMQS#!i=2348549074&k=dS5QCwF

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Diving, Curry, and a Snake at my Pedicure!

I can’t believe how fast Koh Lanta has come and gone! Tomorrow we leave for Singapore!

Koh Lanta has been a wonderful stop on this journey and just what we needed after a few busy weeks in big cities. There is something about being at the beach that makes us relax immediately…..maybe it’s because I’ve been wearing a bathing suit and flip flops everyday instead of 2 jackets, a hat, a scarf, and wool socks! Getting dressed in Thailand has been much easier than Japan.

We went diving a total of 3 days (2 tank dives each time). I really enjoyed all of our diving trips. The dive shop, Dive and Relax, was very organized, safe, and professional. I would highly recommend them to anyone coming to this area. The first couple of days, the water was rough, but once we were in the water, we didn’t have any trouble. Our dive guide, Pan, did a great job at pointing things out under the water and made us feel very comfortable.

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SCUBA Diving: Day 1

Today, we went scuba diving.  It has been a while since the last time, so I was a little nervous.  Actually, I’m always nervous before I dive, which is not good for air conservation!

There were 8 people on our boat and almost an equal number of staff/instructors. They split us up in small groups.  Justin and I were in a group by ourselves with a guide. We left the resort around 9 am.  It was about a 45 minute boat ride to the dive site. We dove one of the small island of Thailand called Koh Bida.  It is near Koh Phi Phi.  Apparently, this is near the islands that they filmed the James Bond movie and the Leonardo DiCaprio movie, The Beach (neither of which I have seen).

The water was uncharacteristically rough and there was a little bit of a current, but not too bad. Also, the visibility wasn’t as good as it normally is. Our maximum depth was about 18 meters (60 feet) on both dives.

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