To all my non diving readers out there, I apologize, because this is two diving posts in a row! Don’t worry- we’ll be back on dry land soon :) It all started long ago when Mark and I spotted some super mysterious posters around Koh Tao encouraging us to “experience the wonder” of something “like the…

There’s nothing quite like waking up before the sun is up, hopping on a boat in one of the busiest dive areas in the world, and being one of the only two people descending into the ocean. Even with my Rescue Diver certification and over 100 dives, my unease in the dark and residual fear of…

Sail Rock is the most renown dive site in the Gulf of Thailand. And it’s kind of let fame go to it’s head. From Koh Tao, you can only get here via special pricey trips that some dive shops run once a week or so. the world famous Sail Rock I’ve been to Sail Rock twice…

It was still dark outside when the dive boat pulled away from the pier. I was shooting for New Way Diving, first ones to the dive site, a policy I curse them for en route to my 5:45am call time. We had just reached Chumphon Pinnacle and I was halfway through setting up my gear when…

Read Part I of my Ang Thong Trip recap here. I woke up on day two of our trip to Ang Thong Marine Park feeling nothing but excitement. I hadn’t been diving since our day out on the boat in Ibiza– and before that I had been out of the water since my liveaboard trip in…

So I’m bending the rules a bit again for this week’s Photo of the Week. I think you’ll agree it’s worth it. Week 10 of my Photo of the Week project will go down in history as being the week I finally saw a whale shark! I’m going to write much more about this unreal experience…