I was supposed to do three dives today, but ended up doing one and a half. Missing the first dive was my fault. Getting geared up was pretty hectic since there were about 15 people on the small boat, which was made worse when I found a leaky BCD, so the divemaster had to get a spare, making me fall behind everyone else. In the rush I somehow took the wrong mask, and I couldn't see a thing, so I went back to the boat. I quickly found the mask in my bag. Doh! So I missed out on a site I hadn't been to yet. The next dive was at Three Rocks, which I'd been to twice already.

That evening I was doing a night dive with a bunch of French people and my American buddy. There were seven of us, and me and my buddy were last, so we didn't see any fish since they were all scared away by the five people in front with flashlights. The French people were really flailing around and kept kicking me, making it even worse. After ten minutes one of the guys ran out of air, so we had to abort the dive.

It's become aparent to me that the best dive sites are closed this time of year. The rainy season should end sometime in January but until then only five sites are open. Of course all the shops list Chumpon Pinnacles every day, even though they don't end up going there. So I'm not sure if I'll do any more diving here.