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Thailand Aggressor Captains Report June 16 22, 2013
This week we welcomed onboard Aggressor Fleet President Wayne Hasson and his wife Anne, who is Aggressor Fleet Vice President of Marketing and Reservations. Joining them were family and friends from Naples, Florida along with Jennifer from the United Kingdom. Our trip this week had a delayed departure due to some bad weather in the area, but by Monday afternoon we finally welcomed everyone onboard. Once all were settled, and wasting no more time, the Thailand Aggressor headed for the Phi Phi Islands with a strong sea coming from the rear that moved the vessel swiftly along. We arrived at a sheltered bay in the islands a few hours later, and just in time for dinner.
We spent Tuesday diving around the Phi Phi Islands numerous dive sites and found lots of marine life such as nudibranchs, morays, and lionfish. We ended the day with a fourth dive at sunset, as we watched the marine life getting ready for the night. After dinner a few of our divers went to shore to explore and enjoy the local Phi Phi village.
We awoke on Wednesday and the winds were still strong, but the rain definitely showed signs of improvement. We decided to hang around Phi Phi for another day, and headed the Thailand Aggressor towards two of the small islands that were close by. The muck diving here proved extremely interesting with encounters with rare types of sand sea anemones, cuttlefish, seahorses, and multiple nudibranchs. After we finished diving for the day, we cruised back to Phi Phis Tonsai Bay for a calm and restful night.
Thursday arrived and we were greeted with beautiful weather. The Racha Islands were our destination of choice. This area is a group of islands located south of Phuket and just a few hours cruise away from Phi Phi. Racha Yai and Racha Noi are granite in nature and provided a change to the limestone of the Phi Phi Islands. The underwater topography here is rocky with sloping reefs that are full of fields of hard corals and colorful marine life. Morays, cuttlefish, squids and a turtle regaled our dives.
Friday we enjoyed five dives in some of the bluest waters of the week. A large sea snake and big schools of fusiliers accompanied the divers on their underwater adventures. We ended the day devouring a delicious BBQ together before heading back to Chalong Bay in Phuket after one final night dive.
This week we welcomed onboard Aggressor Fleet President Wayne Hasson and his wife Anne, who is Aggressor Fleet Vice President of Marketing and Reservations. Joining them were family and friends from Naples, Florida along with Jennifer from the United Kingdom. Our trip this week had a delayed departure due to some bad weather in the area, but by Monday afternoon we finally welcomed everyone onboard. Once all were settled, and wasting no more time, the Thailand Aggressor headed for the Phi Phi Islands with a strong sea coming from the rear that moved the vessel swiftly along. We arrived at a sheltered bay in the islands a few hours later, and just in time for dinner.
We spent Tuesday diving around the Phi Phi Islands numerous dive sites and found lots of marine life such as nudibranchs, morays, and lionfish. We ended the day with a fourth dive at sunset, as we watched the marine life getting ready for the night. After dinner a few of our divers went to shore to explore and enjoy the local Phi Phi village.
We awoke on Wednesday and the winds were still strong, but the rain definitely showed signs of improvement. We decided to hang around Phi Phi for another day, and headed the Thailand Aggressor towards two of the small islands that were close by. The muck diving here proved extremely interesting with encounters with rare types of sand sea anemones, cuttlefish, seahorses, and multiple nudibranchs. After we finished diving for the day, we cruised back to Phi Phis Tonsai Bay for a calm and restful night.
Thursday arrived and we were greeted with beautiful weather. The Racha Islands were our destination of choice. This area is a group of islands located south of Phuket and just a few hours cruise away from Phi Phi. Racha Yai and Racha Noi are granite in nature and provided a change to the limestone of the Phi Phi Islands. The underwater topography here is rocky with sloping reefs that are full of fields of hard corals and colorful marine life. Morays, cuttlefish, squids and a turtle regaled our dives.
Friday we enjoyed five dives in some of the bluest waters of the week. A large sea snake and big schools of fusiliers accompanied the divers on their underwater adventures. We ended the day devouring a delicious BBQ together before heading back to Chalong Bay in Phuket after one final night dive.