Friday, March 30, 2007

Killer whales loose in Similans!!!!!!

But first some shop insite....

This our vicious dog Ba-ruce. Thai's can't pronounce two consonants like "BR" very easily so he is Ba-ruce instead of Bruce.
He is currently curled up in the coolest spot in the shop. Twice now when a guest has entered our shop he has rolled over. So it seems his best defense would be tripping any neer-do-well's that attacks us.

He has just learned how to ride a scooter, and now we need a wee helmet and goggles for him. Then he will be a proper driving doggie...


Today we have a few clouds puffing about, as you can see, but other than a very brief sprinkles for 3 minutes last night it's hot and calm. About 33 (93) right now and should get down to 26 or so tonight (79-80). Again, great weather, and the diving is now officially out of control. Over 30 Meters (100+) viz at a lot of sites.

Just yesterday there were Killer Whales seen in the area!!!!!! I didn't believe it when I heard the same story four years ago, but I saw them with my own eyes then. So I did some research and apparantly there is a pod that lives here in the Andaman, another warm water pod near the Seychelles and also a pod in the Caribbean. A Marine Biologist said they will be feeding on Manta's!!! What an incredible image (and pretty suckey if you like Manta's).
But that means this year....
Manta's
Whale Sharks
Whales
Killer Whales
Rare Pleurobranchs
Extremely rare Nudibranchs

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