The winds howled last night, and the rain pummeled for long stretches of time. When we woke up this morning, the sea was highly agitated, and we wondered if the snorkelling trip we signed up for last night would still be a go.
However, the shuttle arrived for us at 7:45, and took us to Old Lanta town. We then caught our long-tail boat, and began our voyage to the nearby islands. One the open waters, the ocean has swells of about 1.5m - it was enough that when you were at the top of the swell, you seemed like you were looking down from the top of a small hill, and when you were at the bottom of the swell, you could not see anything but the sides of the swell itself. Carole, being prone to nausea, handled it well, but was clearly hoping for calmer seas.
The first island we went to, Ko Hai, had some great snorkeling, and we were
there for about an hour. At the next island, Ko Cheuk, we stayed in the water only 10 minutes, the visibility was so poor from the water being stirred up. We unfortunately had to pass on Ko Muk, which had the Emerald Cave, a sea cave, because of the hazardous conditions there. So we spent the remainder of the afternoon on a beach on Ko Kradan. Going back was even worse, we were going against the swells, and it took a while to return. Overall, the trip was a bit of a disappointment, but more due to the weather than anything else.
That evening we went out with another bungalow neigbour, Steven, from France, who was spending his time here scuba diving. Talking to him got me fired up about getting re-certified....
However, the shuttle arrived for us at 7:45, and took us to Old Lanta town. We then caught our long-tail boat, and began our voyage to the nearby islands. One the open waters, the ocean has swells of about 1.5m - it was enough that when you were at the top of the swell, you seemed like you were looking down from the top of a small hill, and when you were at the bottom of the swell, you could not see anything but the sides of the swell itself. Carole, being prone to nausea, handled it well, but was clearly hoping for calmer seas.
The first island we went to, Ko Hai, had some great snorkeling, and we were
there for about an hour. At the next island, Ko Cheuk, we stayed in the water only 10 minutes, the visibility was so poor from the water being stirred up. We unfortunately had to pass on Ko Muk, which had the Emerald Cave, a sea cave, because of the hazardous conditions there. So we spent the remainder of the afternoon on a beach on Ko Kradan. Going back was even worse, we were going against the swells, and it took a while to return. Overall, the trip was a bit of a disappointment, but more due to the weather than anything else.That evening we went out with another bungalow neigbour, Steven, from France, who was spending his time here scuba diving. Talking to him got me fired up about getting re-certified....
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