Wow, I would be to scared to dive through a rock hole.... I'm afriad I get stucked and can't get out
But night diving? That can be tricky. I've learned my lessons! My first night dive was like in Disney World. Everything was peachy, nice colourful sleeping fish, an octopuss changing his colors according to the surface, wonderful sight, no current...very peaceful. We mostly played with that fluorescent plancton thingies (lights off, arms and legs moving - so that your buddy sees your silouette in a glow
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But the second night dive was the opposite. We were at the very last Island of Ari Atoll, the current dragging everything outwards of the reef into the Indian Ocean. No sight, perhaps 2-3m. My partner and I got torn along that uneven reef-wall. I was struggling against the current to at least move a bit slower along that wall - head into the current, trying to see at least some fish on that reef. But the speed got higher, and all I had to take care of was "how do I get around that next piece of coralwall in my way". I should have enjoyed it - flying like Superman along this bizzare kreature of nature - shunning some coralblocks from time to time...but as the sight was so bad, they appeared so quick! Tricky like in computer game. My bottle was sucked out in 20 minutes
When we surfaced, we traversed a swarm of krill - nasty little bastards, specially when you get them in your neck, hair, whereever...
And then the flashlight went out. Luckily we had a second one. But during the 10 minutes until the boat reached us, I swore that was my last night dive. It was so creepy! The thing Iwas afraid of the most was to be drifting out on the ocean and the Dhoni won't find us in that high waves in the night.... Brrrrrrr. Still get goosebumps thinking of it.
But I've had funny dives, too. Tell you some later.
Where is your favorite divespot? I've never been diving in Thailand. I hate too much current! My feet are too small to paddle hard enough
see ya
Joey
BTW, here you can see Rangali Hilton - the best place I have ever been! Ari Atoll. They sometimes have quite cheap offers - maybe not in the highseason...but it's worth it! I can recommend that spot.
http://www.shutterfly.com/os.jsp?i=67b0 ... 4d5&open=1