Dear Divers,

A long time has passed since our last news update.

We had a very busy season during July and August, so we were out diving a lot and did not spend so much time at the computer. In the meantime it has become a lot more quiet so it's getting time for a few updates.

This year we had lots and lots of whale shark sightings - so far at least 16 times! That is almost a record - compared to the year 2007, where we had only 3 whale sharks throughout the entire year! Here a photo of the baby whale shark at Southwest Pinnacle coming real close to the divers:

It was spending at least ten minutes very close to the surface, so even the swimmers and snorkellers could enjoy swimming with it. When we were ready to leave and went back to the boat, it was following us - as if it did not want us to leave. Very cute!

On the 15th of September we conducted another underwater cleanup according to the 'International Cleanup Day'. We were 30 divers and snorkelers and headed out to the National Marine Park, where we visited the dive site of Koh Wao, a place which is frequently visited by fishermen to find protection during rough sea conditions. So under water there is lots of thing so find, eg. bottles, food wrappers, clothing, fishing nets and ropes etc. We managed to collect about 250 kg of debris - very successful!

These days our team consists of Thierry from France, Somkid from Thailand, Toddy from Germany, Guenther from Austria, Will from England and Mikael from Sweden as Instructors and Diaw from Thailand, Sascha from Germany, Sabine from Germany and David from England.

THE GULF OF THAILAND IN NOVEMBER

November is usually the month with the most rainfall of the year. But never mind – especially when you are interested in doing a diving certification. Instead of staying on the beach while it’s raining, it’s much more fun to be under water – as you’ll get wet whatever you do ;)) Luckily the tropical climate offers many sunny days throughout the month as well, so November still offers an enjoyable time here on Samui.

DIVESITE OF THE MONTH - SAIL ROCK

Sail Rock is known as one of the most beautiful dive sites in the Gulf of Thailand – and this is not just a rumor! Located in the middle of the ocean north of Koh Phangan Island this big granite rock formation comes out of the sea from a depth of 40 m – and it offers a big variety of marine life to see. Besides big schools of barracuda, king mackerel, batfish and groupers, there is a good chance to spot whale sharks – this year we had 13 whale shark sightings so far!! If you have a closer look at the rock, which is covered in hard corals and anemones, you might find moray eels, scorpion fish, nudibranches and hermit crabs.

We wish you all that autumn and winter won't be too cold and hope to see you very soon on Koh Samui!

Millions of happy bubbles and tons of sunbeams

Marita, Wolfi and Andy & the Easy Divers Team

Dear Divers,

Thank you very much for visiting our news page! We hope you all had a fun time with the European Football Championship! Here on Samui there were also quite a few football enthusiasts around.

We had a few changes in our team recently. Alistair returned back to England and Mario took some months off to live and work in Holland again. We miss them a lot, since they are fantastic dive instructors and we hope to have them back in our team soon!

At the moment we do have Thierry from France, Somkid from Thailand, Toddy from Germany, Guenther from Austria, Tarn from the USA, Ton from Thailand and Will from England in our instructional team and Diaw from Thailand, Rainer from Germany, Amanda from Switzerland, Tong from Thailand and Norman from Germany working as Divemasters.

THE GULF OF THAILAND IN JUNE

In the month of June we do have the lowest tide throughout the year, so there are days, when there seems to be almost no water left at the beaches. The weather- and sea conditions are usually perfect – calm seas with almost no currents, ideal to do some great dives with good visibility. Occasionally the South-West Monsoon brings short, but heavy rain showers – usually in the afternoon.

DIVESITE OF THE MONTH - SHARK ISLAND – RED ROCK

Located in the South of Koh Tao there is a big granite pinnacle formation  known as Shark Island. This spectacular name was given to this site because of the reef sharks that you can observe in the very early morning and the late afternoon.

Besides these sharks there are lots of other amazing creatures to observe – such as blue spotted sting rays, great barracudas, Christmas tree worms living in big stone corals and as a highlight there is a resident turtle that can be seen frequently.

The landscape underwater is quite unique as well. Diving down along the rock on it's east side heading to the north there are lots of big square shaped rocks looking quite unnatural - but being formed by nature. Have a look under these rocks and check out what is hiding in all the crevices - you will find a lot of aquatic life to discover!

Once you have reached the northern part of the site, there is a beautiful area full of pink and purple colored soft corals.  Heading back to the boat making your way slowly up to the safety stop you will find an amazingly beautiful hard and soft coral garden at shallow depth.

If you are traveling with a non-diver, this stunning place also offers a great opportunity to explore its beauty simply by snorkeling.

The depth ranges from 0 to 25 m, which makes it an excellent dive spot for all levels of divers.

We wish you all a wonderful summer time and hope to see you very soon on Koh Samui!

Millions of happy bubbles

Marita, Wolfi and Andy & the Easy Divers Team

Mai 2008

Dear Divers,

Welcome to our news page – here we would like to inform you about the news and events in our dive centre. So if you had a good time with us and you are missing Koh Samui and the diving in the Gulf ofThailand, visit our homepage and get updated :)

Since the 1^st of March 2008 you find our new sales and booking shop at the south of Chaweng, opposite ‘The New Villa’ close to ‘First Bungalow’. Our old shop on the Chaweng Beach Road next to Mc Donalds is not existing anymore – so if you like to visit us, come over to our new shop!

The diving is great at the moment – there are a few Whale Sharks around these days – we saw one last Friday at Sail Rock and a baby one on Tuesday at Southwest Pinnacle. The baby was very cute and it enjoyed playing with the divers and snorkellers. It came very close and when we left it even came to the boat to see, where all his new friends were going ;)

We hope to see you again on Koh Samui to blow some more happy Bubbles with us!

Lots of sunshine from the Isle of Smile

The Easy Divers Team

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