| Operator | Site | Dive | Depth | Bottom Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Diving - MV Bavaria | Koh Bon, The Waterfall | 69 | 94.0 | 45 minutes |
| Koh Bon, The Waterfall | 70 | 75.2 | 55 minutes | |
| Koh Bon, The Waterfall | 71 | 84.8 | 48 minutes | |
| Koh Tachai Reef | 72 | 37.4 | 40 minutes |
Three dives at one site was not quite what I expected, but the boat team decided to hope for some large fish sightings, and this was a good location for it. Spoiler alert: we saw nothing, but I don’t mind the opportunity to see a whale shark, or something similar. The dives ranged from 75 to 94 feet down, but had no current, and a very clear “swim to depth, then meander slowly upwards for 45-55 minutes” profile. I was usually the first one out of air, and always felt guilty, but in retrospect, a 45 minute dive that hit a depth of 94 feet is not “horrible air consumption,” we just had someone in our group still at a half a tank when I’d be nearly empty.
Koh Bon Bay is a fairly large area with multiple different regions to dive through. One group did see a manta ray, but generally we had a pretty “normal” reef dive with plenty of life and areas to view. The life was quite reminiscent of my first dives in Thailand, but this time with great visibility. Anemones and clown fish, colorful reefs, parrotfish, huge reef shelfs, and a great amount of life. What was nice was getting into a rhythm: dive, eat, relax, dive again. Since we did Koh Tachai for our next two night dives, I’ll talk about that in the post for day 3.
