A short note for now as I think I'm suffering from a bit of heat exhaustion and need to find water and/or a nap! I'm currently on Railay Beach, where I've been for the last 2 days. I'm headed back to Phuket tomorrow afternoon, to finish off the week with a bit of Muay Thai training (haven't done alot of that since I discovered diving!) and a few more dives.
Last week, after completing my Open Water certification, I went on to complete 5 specialites for my Advanced Adventurer certificate as well!! The last day was a full day trip out towards Koh Phi Phi where we visited Shark Point, King Cruiser (an 85 foot sunken car ferry wreck), and Koh Doc Mai. It was an absolutely amazing experience. I'm posting two photos here, but I'll put more up later.
This was taken around 20 metres depth at King Cruiser - most of the wreck is accessible still! Even the toilets, which were in much better shape than some I've seen in Thailand so far!
Nemos, nemos everywhere!! Doing underwater photography is not as easy as I thought. Getting the exposure right, and staying still enough while controlling your buoyancy and breathing, are difficult skills to manage! Throw in a night dive with a torch in one hand and a camera in the other, and I think I need alot more practice! Thankfully, Joel, my instructor, took alot of photos as well, which compensated for my somewhat scattered attempts! Although I did manage to come away with a few good shots.
The reef at Koh Doc Mai, a wonderful mix of both hard and soft coral. Absolutely stunning.
One of the many jelly fish swimming around! The little ones are pretty cool too. This one was in the process of being "lunch" to a school of small fish. 
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