After a day yesterday of lounging around at the beach, it was time to go underwater. Warm water diving is sure a lot easier than the cold water diving that I'm used to: no boots, gloves, and hood. No thick suit. And only a few pounds of weight.
The boat left Bang Bao here on Koh Chang and went to Koh Rang about 90 minutes away. The trip was choppy but the scenery was great past all kinds of small islands. We did two dives, and it was like swimming around in a tropical aquarium: lots of sea urchins, hard coral, and fish by the thousands. The boat crew and dive masters were all really friendly and helpful. They served us a pretty decent lunch of rice, noodles and various chicken and veg dishes. What a great day.
Here is a very small sampling of the types of fish that I saw (banner fish, bat fish, and kuhl stingray):