Thailand and Myanmar Late 2005


Where should we start? The diving was to be challenging and we did have lumpy seas and stormy weather but it was a can of fruit that will remain lodged in my memory from this trip.

Although we did have some ordinary weather we had plenty of sun and good diving too aboard MV Nautica. There were only 4 of a possible 10 passengers on board so it was pretty relaxed. The viz wasn't the best but we saw plenty of wack stuff and stunning shoals of Devil Rays.

Back on land the rains came and we thought travelling around Phuket during floods would be dramatic until we visited Tescos... its a long story (but a good one) be warned there are graphic scenes portrayed within this collection and not just me in trunks!

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The highlight of the diving was meeting a huge shoal of Devil rays
IMG_3838.JPG 		Its a pity you can't see the trampoline which is just out of shot
IMG_3844a.jpg 		A big fat slug - which may have been a resting, baby Spanish Dancer... Hexabranchus sanguineus<br>
IMG_3852.JPG 		It was plankton season so clear dives like this were in the minority
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Thailand doesn't just have cabbage white butterflies
IMG_4258.JPG 		Several of the beaches on Phuket had been cleared by the Tsunami, they had started to remodel some of them
karonbeachb.jpg 		See, Nemo didn't die in a tragic sushi accident!
PB194320.JPG 		A transparent Ghost Mantis Shrimp
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Dawn browses wigs for a 70's night
PB194394.JPG 		Cruising leopard shark
PB194449.JPG 		A tiny comensal (stowaway) shrimp
PB194530.JPG 		Barracuda overhead
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Caravan club slugs - always holding other slugs up - a Risbeckii probably Tryoni
PB214871.JPG 		Jacques' stunt double from Finding Nemo
PB215038.JPG 		One of the most amazing slugs we saw - isn't she cute? Chromodoris Coi or Kuniei
PB215049.JPG 		A group of Durban Hinge Beak shrimp
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These tiny nudibranches are rather like the Flabbelinas we see off Weybourne
PB215174.JPG 		No trip is complete without Morays, lots of Morays
PB215180.JPG 		There were plenty of Pharoah cuttlefish
PB225247.JPG 		Do your workmates make fun of you?
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A little Moray acting tough
PB225303.JPG 		A cowrie out for a walk
PB225325.JPG 		Can you guess what it is yet? Begins with Frog ends in fish
PB235500.JPG 		We saw the Devil Rays on two of our 3 visits to High Tower - not bad odds
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The cuttlefish weren't shy at all, it seemed to be courting season
PB235529.JPG 		The poor viz, and their shyness, made it tricky to get good pictures of the rays - this is just to prove we got closer
PB235590.JPG 		The usual colour scheme for a Mantis Shrimp
PB235617.JPG 		Strawberry and cream slug<br>
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Rob Spray.