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		<title>Thailand Day 13 &#8211; Liveaboard Day 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The post <a href="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/2024/03/thailand-day-13-liveaboard-day-1/">Thailand Day 13 &#8211; Liveaboard Day 1</a> appeared first on <a href="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz">Edwin in New Zealand</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9327_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">First day of my 6 day liveaboard trip! We start the (early) day with a dive at <a href="https://www.sunrise-divers.com/dive-sites/hin-daeng/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Koh Ha Lagoon</a>. There&#8217;s not that much to see here but it&#8217;s for the guide to get an idea of our capabilities, so things are kept deliberately easy</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9333_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">I always like these views of all the air bubbles rising up from below</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9344_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Looking for things to look at</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9349_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Like this</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9351_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Not spectacular this dive</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9361_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_triggerfish" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Titan Triggerfish</a></p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9371_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The odd bit of coral</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF3252_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Ok, that&#8217;s out of the way, now off to more interesting dive sites, hopefully</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF3254_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Breakfast</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9376_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Lovely morning, sunny but with a nice breeze</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF3255_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Our schedule for today, so we&#8217;ve done dive #1 and are on our way to Hin Muang for dive #2</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9385_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthurus_leucosternon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Surgeonfish</a></p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9389_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">I see these a lot and have as usual no idea what they are. Is it some egg? Is it a jellyfish with a tiny brain?</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9393_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">At least this I know: it&#8217;s coral</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9399_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_angelfish" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emperor Angelfish</a></p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9405_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Pretty sure this is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_grouper" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coral Grouper</a></p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9407_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterflyfish" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Butterflyfish</a>, with a very long dorsal fin</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9412_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">This fish seems interested in those &#8216;things&#8217;</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9413_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Starfish</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9416_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">More colourful coral</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9429_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Moray Eel</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9430_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Some kind of clam (?) with a distinctive zig zag opening</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9431_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crinoid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crinoid</a> on some coral</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9435_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Another Coral Grouper</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9449_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Moray Eel</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9454_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Looks like grass</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9458_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_cucumber" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sea Cucumber</a></p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9460_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Coral</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9461_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">This dive site is indeed a lot more interesting than the first one from today</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9466_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The water hear is very clear, making the coral colours really pop</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9468_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">A bit of a lazy fish these groupers, always just lying on something</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9473_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culcita_schmideliana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spiny</a> Cushion Star</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9472_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Worthy of its name</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9490_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Yellow coral</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9508_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Tentacles of the Sea Cucumber&#8217;s mouth</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9516_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">I wish I could make a timelapse of Starfish, to see their movevement</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9524_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Not sure. Shrimp? Crab? Lobster?</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9527_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Occasionally you see another group of divers</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9556_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Some fishes I can Google but I&#8217;m out of luck with this one</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9567_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">A Honeycomb Moray</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9575_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">A four (!?) legged Starfish. I wonder if it&#8217;s lost one or if I just discovered a new species!</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9582_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">I just can&#8217;t get enough of the colours of these soft corals</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9592_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Pink <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_skunk_clownfish" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Skunk</a> Clownfish</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9596_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Love the contrast</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9597_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirobranchus_giganteus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christmas Tree Worm</a>, I think these things are beautiful and if you move some water over them then jump back into the hole they live in, the entire fan disappears</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9599_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Aren&#8217;t they beautiful?</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9600_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">They come in many colours, like these blue ones</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_9606_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">We also saw a turtle but it didn&#8217;t want to pose for a photo</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF3265_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">End of another day of diving. In the distance is a fishing boat, I guess the light is to attract fish?</p></div>
<div style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" class="size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSCF3268_DxO_result.jpg" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Beautiful sky</p></div>
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