Day 97 - 12th May 2010

Up early, Si started on his UK work and I slept in.

Around 2.30 we headed down into Mae Haad and got breakfast from 'Greasy Spoon'.  Si had a healthy portion of large chips and I got an egg and bacon sandwich which we got as takeaway and ate at Deep Down, then headed to Crystal.  Nathans friends were putting the last touches onto their 'Sydney Harbour bridge'  which looked incredible.  They'd even been out to buy a few toy cars which they attached to the netting road.  By far, this was the best structure to date.

This afternoon we were all going out on the Dusk dive at 'Chumphon' and the night dive at 'Twins'

At Chumphon pinnacle we were the only boat apart from a little fishing boat moored up which made a refreshing change.  The viz was good  even with the light fading and Si and I had a great dive.  I was constantly looking out for a whale shark or two (wishful thinking) but it wasn't to be.

After a 55 minute dive, we were back on the boat and change to a fresh tank, ready for our next dive at 'Twins'.

The journey back was around 1/2 an hour, so we had a cuppa & a few biscuits until we had an hr surface interval then kitted up ready for our next dive.

This dive we followed Nathan, Tracy & friends around 'Buoyancy World' and then headed off in our own direction when we came across Kat, Deb & Carsten with his incredibly powerful light.  The strobe setting on it would certainly start you fitting if you suffered from epilepsy.

Anyway, for a laugh, both Si and I turned our torches off and swam either side of Kat for a minute or two. When Kat saw Si, it made her jump and then Si signalled her to look to her left, where I had my head as close to her as I could, she shrieked  ..it was so funny that my mask kept on filling up with water.  Moments like that are priceless.   (Obviously we wouldnt have done it on anyone that would have panicked)

Dive kit washed and packed away, we headed to the bar for a drink, caught up with a couple of friends and then made our way home..