Since Kingsley and I are now advanced divers I wanted to dive at one of the most beautiful dive spots in Thailand if not the world - Richelieu Rock.  This is an advanced site as the currents can be very strong.  The site can be reached by speed boat which takes about an hour to get there. Again we had pretty choppy seas going and returning which was both good and bad.  The great part was that we were the only dive boat at the site which according to our dive instructors was unheard of.  Also due to the weather there were only 6 of us diving that day which again is incredibly unusual as they typically take up to 20 divers on a boat.  Downside of the choppy waves was both Kingsley and I felt pretty seasick while on the boat.  Because Richelieu rock is very remote there is no land around so we spent the full day either on the boat or in the diving in the water.  As long as we were in the water we felt fine but back on the boat was tough.  Especially when lunch was served...although it looked great, Kingsley and I both sat with full plates just staring at the horizon hoping we wouldn't get sick.  Eventually we caved and took the seasick tablets they offered which makes you drowsy but at the time seemed like a small price to pay. Although we both slept most of the way back to the mainland the "seasick tablets" (which by the way I was feeling so poorly I didn't even bother to check to see what we were taking!) worked wonders and we were good as new.


I had pretty high expectations of the dive site as I had heard and read so many wonderful things about it. But Richelieu rock managed to exceed everything I could have hoped for.  It was truly one of the most stunning experiences.  The reef was just teeming with life both large and small.  There were so many beautiful colors in both the coral and the fish. I really think I could have stayed in the water forever!

Also the visibility which had been pretty bad the last few days was perfect the day we arrived.



Our second dive was at the number 2 dive site in Thailand called Boonsung wreck.  Due to the silty bottom the visibility at the site is not the greatest but its a great place to spot very rare sea life.  This site was also incredible and we got to see a few very unique things along with tons of fish.

 Honeycomb eel - this is one of the only places in the world they can be seen
Orangutang crab - the tiny red spot in the center of the picture