Tuesday, June 29, 2010

June 29 - We are diving the rock!

Date:June 29
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:15+ m

We are diving Sail Rock today.

Nods is doing dives 3 & 4, to finish the Open Water course with Gulliver. Vic is guiding our fun divers around the rock!

Monday, June 28, 2010

June 28 - We are diving Haad Khom

Date:June 28
Location:
Haad Khom - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:5+ m

After a couple of quiet days to recover from a big birthday party, the full moon party and watching the football world cup yesterday, we are back out diving.

Reefer 1 has gone out to Haad Khom today. Nods is on the boat with her Open Water student Gulliver,they are going to do dives 1 and 2.

In the afternoon Gulliver is finishing his finale exams, so tomorrow all he needs to do is dives 3 and 4 and he'll be an Open Water divers.

Friday, June 25, 2010

June 25 - Busy day at Reefers!

Date:June 25
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:15+ m

It's a beautiful, sunny day today.

Reefer 1 has gone out to Sail Rock today. Dan is finishing the Open Water course with his student Ryan. George is guiding a Swedish family and Vic is looking after a few other fun divers. Nods is at the dive center strating another Open Water course.

Monday, June 21, 2010

June 21 - Nods is diving Sail Rock!

Date:June 21
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:20+ m

It's still a little bit cloudy today, but there is no rain and the sea is flat.

Nods has gone out to Sail Rock, she is diving with her DSD Dave who is staying at Shiralea. As the viz was really good yesterday and she said it was absolutely beautiful out there, she couldn't wait to get back to the rock.

Tomorrow looks like another quiet day so far.

Pictures:
Sailrock

June 20 - Nods is finishing the Open Water course.

Date:June 20
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:20+ m

It's a bit of a cloudy day today.

Reefer 1 has gone out to Sail Rock.

Vic's 3 Open Water students are on the boat, joined by their wives and daughter, who want to do some snorkelling at the rock.

They are going to finish the course today with Nods at Sail Rock, all they have left to do is their last 2 dives, after that they will be qualified Open Water divers.

In the afternoon Nods is taking a DSD in the swimming pool, to prepare him for his first ever dives in the sea the following day.

Tomorrow we are going out to the rock.

Pictures:
Thomas, Daniel & Niclas - Open Water Divers

Friday, June 18, 2010

June 18 - We are diving Koh Ma/Mae Haad.

Date:May 18
Location:
Mae Haad/Koh Ma - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:10+ m

Reefer 1 has gone out to Mae Haad today.

Vic is going to do dives 1 & 2 with his 3 Open Water students. 1 dive is gonna be in the bay, the other one around Koh Ma.They will be spending the afternoon in the class room to finish off their academics and be ready for their last 2 qualifying dives at Sail Rock tomorrow.

We are probably going out to the rock tomorrow, but are planning on a late start as everybody is hoping to watch the World cup again tonight.

Pictures:

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

June 15 - We are diving the rock.

Date:June 15
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:10+ m

It's finally starting to cool down again these days, but the sun is still shining.

Reefer 1 has gone out to Sail Rock. Nods is on the boat with her student Ashley and Ashley's husband. They are doing dives 3 & 4 and will be finishing the Open Water course today. Dan jumped in the pool yesterday afternoon. He did a Refresher with his American student Suzanne. To day they are both at the rock. Suzanne is starting her Advanced course with a Deep and a Multilevel dive.

Tomorrow we are thinking of doing a couple of local dives.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

June 13 - Quiet day today.

Date:June 13
Location:
Koh Phangan - Thailand

It's a quiet day today in Haad Yao.

All of our divers decided to take a day off today, as they wanted to watch the first England match of the world cup last night.

Tomorrow we are planing on diving Sail Rock. Nods is going to be on the boat to finish the Open Water course with her student Ashley.

Saturday, June 12, 2010

June 12 - We are diving Koh Tao today!!!!

Date:June 12
Location:
Koh Tao - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:10+ m

Reefer 1 has gone out to Koh Tao today!

Dan and Nods are on the boat! Nods is taking her student Ashley and her husband for her first couple of dives as part of the Open Water course. Dan is doing a couple of dives with Brian and the 3 DSD's from the other day!

Tomorrow we are heading out to the rock!!

Friday, June 11, 2010

June 11 - Nods is teaching Open Water

Date:June 11

It's a very hot day again today.

Nods returned from Guernsey yesterday and started work already. She is starting an Open Water course with an American girl who moved to Shiralea with her husband yesterday. He is a Rescue diver and is going to join them for the training dives over the next couple of days.

Tomorrow we are diving the rock. It's Brian's last day on the island and him and the 3 Discover Scuba divers Dan was diving with the other day, decided to do another couple of dives.
Pictures:

Thursday, June 10, 2010

June 10 - Another quiet day at the office.

Date:June 10
Location:
Koh Phangan - Thailand

It's nother quiet day today, but we are starting an Open Water course tomorrow.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

June 9 - Quiet day in Haad Yao

Date:June 9
Location:
Koh Phangan - Thailand

It's a quiet day today, the sun hasn't been out yet and it looks like it might actually be raining a bit.

We are not diving today.

Tomorrow we are hoping to go back out to the rock and expecting Nods back from her holidays in Guernsey & the UK.


Tuesday, June 8, 2010

June 8 - We are diving the rock!

Date:June 8
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:15+ m

It's a sunny day today.

Reefer 1 has gone out to Sailrock today. The crew from the Reggae Village (Brian, Jason & Maxine) are on the boat.

It's Jason's birthday, so they all decided the best way to celebrate it would be by going on the boat and doing a

couple of dives with Vic.

Dan has joined them as well. He is taking his 3 Discover Scuba divers from yesterday for their dives in the sea.

Pictures:

June 7 - A day at the office!

Date:June 7
Location:
Haad Yao - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:20 m

Yesterday was a great Pinnacles trip!! All three sites had 20m vis easily unfortunately there were no sharks at Chumpon. The crew we had on board loved the trip!

Today we have 3 DSD's in the pool ready to dive the rock tomorrow, along with Jason who is celebrating his birthday also, hopefully he gets a nice treat and a whale shark turns up!!!

Sunday, June 6, 2010

June 6 - We are diving the 3 pinnacles!!

Date:June 6
Location:
Sail Rock / Chumphon pinnacles / South West pinnacles - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:20+ m

It's a beautiful day in paradise, the sun is shining and the sea is flat!

Reefer 1 had an early start today. We have gone out to dive the 3 best sites (Sail Rock, Chumphon pinnacles, South West pinnacles) all in one day. The boat is very busy because all of our recent customers decided to join the trip in the hope to get to see some bull sharks at Chumphon pinnacles. Dan, Vic and George are on the boat to look after our customers.

Tomorrow we are expecting a quiet day.

Pictures:

Sharks at Chumphon pinnacles

Vic with Kristina & Andrew

Saturday, June 5, 2010

June 4 - Reefer 1 is in Mae Haad today!!

Date:June 4
Location:
Mae Haad/Koh Ma - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:5+ m

It's a little bit windy today but the sun is still shining.

Dan's student decided to do the full Open Water course instead of just the Scuba Diver course. He is spending the morning in the classroom to watch the last few videos and carry on with his academics. In the afternoon him and Dan are going to do a couple of dives at Mae Haad. Vic is joining them on the boat, finishing the last few Rescue scenarios with his students.

Tomorrow we are planing to do a 3 dive trip to Sail Rock, South-West and Chumphon pinnacles.

Pictures:

Thursday, June 3, 2010

June 3 - Diving the rock!!

Date:June 3
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:20+ m

It's a beautiful day today, the sea is flat and the sun is shining.

Reefer 1 has gone out to Sail Rock this morning. Vic is on the boat, finishing the Open Water course with his student Hayley; our DMT Malou is assisting him.

Dan is taking care of our fun divers & snorkellers and Adam joined the boat as well. He is fun diving with his 2 Rescue students Andrew and Kristina, they are both taking a day off to dive the rock before continuing with their course tomorrow!!

Tomorrow we are diving local at Mae Haad so Adam can carry on with the Rescue course.

Pictures:

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

June 2 - Busy day at Reefers!!!

Date:June 2
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:15+ m

It's a very busy day today.Reefer 1 has gone out to Sail Rock.

Vic is on the boat with his Open Water student Hayley, Malou (our DMT), her sister and a friend of their's who is doing a Discovery dive at the rock. Linda is taking 3 Spanish guys and Milos for a DSD. The G-Man is busy looking after all of our fun divers and snorkellers and Adamski is teaching his first Rescue course with 2 students!!!

Tomorrow we are going to dive Mae Haad.

Pictures:

June 1 - We are diving in Haad Yao today!

Date:June 1
Location:
Haad Yao - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:10+ m

It's a very nice and sunny day in Koh Phangan.

The G-Man is taking some people for a fun dive in Haad Yao today. Vic is continuing with Hayley's Open Water course.

Tomorrow we are planning on taking Reefer 1 out to the rock!!

May 31 - Off to Sail Rock today

Date:May 31
Location:
Sail Rock - Koh Phangan - Thailand
Visibility:10 m

Today G-man is taking a group out to Sail Rock for some fun dives. The vis is starting to improve lets hope so, and bring on the whale sharks!

May 30 - Quiet day after the fullmoon party!

Date:May 30
Location:
Koh Phangan - Thailand

It's a very quiet day today and there is no diving for us. Everyone is still recovering from the fullmoon party.

Tomorrow we are diving Sail Rock and Vic is starting an Open Water course with one of the guests from Shiralea. She originally wanted to go and do her course on Koh Tao but decided to stay here and dive with us in the end, as groups sizes are much smaller and there is loads more to do for her friend over here who is not going to dive.