Similans Day 3
October 28, 2008
We wake to another calm morning, although the horizon is looking a bit cloudy. The hope was that we would be able to make the run up to Richelieu Rock today, but the seas are too rough. The Rock is very exposed, and can only be safely dived in calm seas. So, we’re going to have to skip the best site in the region for now. The dive master gives us the option of diving Tachai Pinnacle again, but those that dived it yesterday are in no mood to repeat it, so there was unanimous agreement to return to Koh Bon and dive the West Ridge again.
The currents are running in a different direction this morning, so even though we dive in at about the same spot, we see a completely different side of the reef. The thermoclines are still there, and in addition to the other fish I saw yesterday, I see my first blue-spotted ray skirting the edge of a patch of staghorn coral.
From Koh Bon we head back to Similan 8 for another drive on Three Trees. In addition to the fish I saw on the first dive here, this time I spot a large, lone crown of thorns starfish. It’s quite a sight. The last dive of the day is another visit to East of Eden.