DJL Explores Angthong Marine Park

By Ollie the Spaniard, 5 October, 2010, No Comment

DJL Divers at Sailrock

DJL Diving has recently returned from an exploration trip to Angthong National Marine Park. The group of 14 were made up of Divemaster Trainees, Divemasters, Instructors, friends, family and were led by Ali from DJL.

We left early Sunday morning for the first dive at Sail Rock, where we had an amazing time diving with the huge amounts of marine life south-south east of Koh Tao. From there we headed west to the marine park. Despite the long journey spirits were high with excitement of what to find at Angthong and with lots of music and a few beers the time flew by.

We arrived just after dark after some helpful thai fisherman guided us in(as you can imagine there aren’t many lights on Angthong!)

We spent the evening in a small beach resort, had a well deserved meal an spoke of what to expect when the sun rose.

On the beach at Ko Wua

The following morning everyone was up bright and early, ready for some exploring.

After breakfast we checked out the deserted white sandy beaches, photographed the local monkeys, discovered huge caves, climbed the limestone cliffs to amazing viewpoints and looked down over the emerald lake. We then took the DJL boat around the almost inhabited islands and experienced some breath-taking views.

After a busy day in Angthong we headed back north-north east to Koh Tao whilst fishing on route. We had a great sunset dive at shark island to help finish off a successful trip.

DJL Diving will be offering this trip starting January 2011, definitely one not to be missed!

I’d like to thank everyone who came along and helped make this research trip possible and a big thank you to Ali for driving the boat and leading the group!

Check out the Video on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXl7emC4Sa4 Thanks Jill !! :)

View Point at Angthong

DJL Overlook the Emerald Lake

The Emerald Lake, Angthong

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Koh Tao Forever!

By neilisnaked, 2 October, 2010, No Comment

I arrived in Koh Tao with the intention of diving, id been here before and knew it was a great place to learn to dive. It was a bit daunting getting off the boat with the prospect of having to choose one of the dive schools, as there are so many i decided to shop around before i made my decision.
After going into a number of shops, i opted for DJL and have been so pleased about this decision eversince. DJL stood out to me not only because of the location and price but the staff are what really made it. I was made to feel so welcome and got on with everyone instantly.
I only planned to do my PADI open water course but went on to do my advanced and with the support of the staff i am now working towards becoming a Divemaster :)
p.s. Tip for the girls….Loreal water proof mascara stays on even to 30 meters!

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3 New Divemaster Trainees

By Ollie the Spaniard, 18 September, 2010, No Comment

DJL Divemaster Trainees & Instructors

Davy Jones Locker would like to welcome Nicole, John & Danielle aboard the DJL Divemaster Internship Program.
The guys have already completed their PADI Open Water, Advanced & Rescue courses with DJL and are now all set to take on the 2-month PADI Divemaster Internship.
They will undertake the first big step in professional diving and by the end of the course they will be qualified to lead certified divers, assist instructors with student diver training, organize diving logistics (such as arranging equipment, diver flow and delivering briefings) and conduct refresher courses for divers that have had an extended period without diving.
We wish them all the best of luck and hope that Davy Jones Locker can help them on their way to a new career in diving!
If you’d like more information on Divemaster Internship Programs at DJL, please check out the website; www.davyjoneslocker.asia/en/internships

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Investigating New Marks!

By tim, 14 September, 2010, No Comment

DJL Diving are proud to announce the latest wreck expedition in the Gulf of Thailand.

Tomorrow evening we’re off to dive the Pangan wreck which is 52 nortical miles to the north east of Koh Tao.

We are then off to investigate 2 marks which we received from separate fisherman which hopefully will be previously undived ship wrecks.

The team will comprise of 6 technical divers, 5 will be diving on open circuit tri-mix gases and 1 will be diving a CCR Megaladon unit.

We plan to shoot videos of our findings so stay tuned for the latest DJL discovery!

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sea horses at mango bay

By sea-dog, 13 September, 2010, No Comment

On recent dives to Mango Bay i have been seeing lots of sea horses.Seahorses are named for their equine profile. Although they arebony fish, they do not have scales, but rather a thin skin stretched over a series of bony plates arranged in rings throughout their body. Each species has a distinct number of rings. Seahorses swim upright, another characteristic that is not shared by their close pipefish relatives, which swim horizontally. Seahorses have a coronet on their head, which is distinct to each individual, much like a human fingerprint. They swim very poorly by using a dorsal fin, which they rapidly flutter and pectoral fins, located behind their eyes, which they use to steer. Seahorses have no caudal fin. Since they are poor swimmers, they are most likely to be found resting, with their prehensile tails wound around a stationary object. They have long snouts, which they use to suck up food, and eyes that can move independently of each other, much like a chameleonSeahorses eat small shrimp, tiny fish and plankton.

We normally dive Mango Bay in the afternoons, its a shallow site in the north of Koh Tao and is ideal for PADI DISCOVER SCUBA DIVES, or dive 1 of the PADI OPEN WATER COURSE. If your a macro lover Mango bay is great for spotting lots of little critters to get pics of.
So if your around Koh Tao and wanna try to find some cool small creatures pop in to the shop and book your dives at mango bay.

Mango Bay is great for underwater Photography, At DJL we have a great range of underwater cameras for rent, or even better, why not take your PADI UNDERWATER SPECIALITY diver course.

NOWS THE TIME TO GET SOME GREAT PHTOTOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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