Points on a Map: SCUBA Diving

Neal and I recently traveled to Phi Phi Island in southern Thailand via Phuket. Some of you may remember our posts about our last vacation in Phuket or as Neal refers to it the first of two times I've tried to kill him during our marriage (see the Gibbon Experience post for information on the second). Clearly I wasn't trying to kill him. Who would have guessed a kid from Iowa, who often says swimming 500 meters for his lifeguard certification was one of the hardest things he has ever done, wouldn't be good at scuba diving? I on the other hand loved diving and have been looking forward to a return trip to the beach.

We decided to stay on Phi Phi Island instead of Phuket to be closer to the diving sites and to see some new scenery. Although I love diving I get sea sick (can't take the Iowa out of the girl) so the proximity to the dive sites was very important. During this vacation I was able to dive 4 times over 2 days. The first day I broke my depth record by diving to 78 feet and 72 feet deep. While under water I saw an abundance of marine life including:

Loin Fish (very dangerous)