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Racha Island, Thailand

Racha Island, an hour or so south of Phuket, is a great snorkle and novice dive site with excellent visibility and extensive coral formations.
Our dive operator was South Siam Divers
Our dive operator was South Siam Divers		 After the tsunami, business is very slow and we had this roomy dive boat for 5 of us
After the tsunami, business is very slow and we had this roomy dive boat for 5 of us		 Thai flag on the back of the boat
Thai flag on the back of the boat		 Mom and her guide
Mom and her guide
Roy
Roy		 Bungalow Bay on Racha Island (Ko Racha Yai)
Bungalow Bay on Racha Island (Ko Racha Yai)		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Fine Table Coral (Acropora cytherea)
Fine Table Coral (Acropora cytherea)		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Bubble coral
Bubble coral
Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 We had the dive site to ourselves, 3 guests and the divemaster
We had the dive site to ourselves, 3 guests and the divemaster
Solid Table Coral (Acropora clathrata)
Solid Table Coral (Acropora clathrata)		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus)
Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus)		 Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus)
Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus)
Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Lion Fish
Lion Fish		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai
Blackspotted Pufferfish (Arothron nigropunctatus)
Blackspotted Pufferfish (Arothron nigropunctatus)		 Roy diving at Ko Racha Yai
Roy diving at Ko Racha Yai		 Anemone
Anemone		 Bubble coral
Bubble coral
Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Red-tailed butterflyfish (Chaetodon collare)
Red-tailed butterflyfish (Chaetodon collare)		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai
The visibility is excellent
The visibility is excellent		 Roy
Roy		 Roy
Roy		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai
Brain coral
Brain coral		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Table coral
Table coral		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Red-tailed butterflyfish (Chaetodon collare)
Red-tailed butterflyfish (Chaetodon collare)
Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Moorish Idol (Zanclus cornutus)
Moorish Idol (Zanclus cornutus)		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Solid Table Coral, Racha Island
Solid Table Coral, Racha Island
Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai
Mushroom coral
Mushroom coral		 Mushroom coral
Mushroom coral		 Crown of Thorns
Crown of Thorns		 Roy
Roy
Looking up through the bubbles
Looking up through the bubbles		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Giant clam
Giant clam		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Ko Racha Yai
Ko Racha Yai		 Common Lionfish (Pterois volitans)
Common Lionfish (Pterois volitans)
Returning to the dive boat
Returning to the dive boat		 Mom after her snorkeling
Mom after her snorkeling

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GLiTTeRy DuST 04-Jul-2007 09:55
hi there!!!!
it's nice to see submarine around Racha Yai again
i went there for scuba diving 4months after tsunami
im so glad things werent destroyed that much... and all creatures are still beautiful in their way!!!!!!
i already miss that place sooo much :]
well,ur good @ photographing... it looks sooo beautiful and increases my needs to go there once again hehehehe :D:X
stay cool
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