Waaaa........season's closed

It's official (at least, as far as I'm concerned), diving season's closed. It's almost monsoon season in the east coast and the ones further below will be closed soon (I think). As they year before, plans are being made for dive trips outside the affected areas of the monsoon, the likes of Langkawi, Sipadan, Mataking and Kapalai provides some alternatives albeit rather costly.

We have also considered going further north the peninsular i.e. Thailand for dives (purportedly) with the mantas in Hin Daeng Hin Muang, but the recent bombings in Hatyai and coup (despite being a bloodless and peaceful one) in Thailand, made us ponder our own mortality, huh.Too quote a friend, "I maybe crazy, but, I'm not stupid".

Finally, we settled on Kapalai and are making the necessary plans for the trip, maybe in early December. Until, then, the gear is neatly tucked in the back room and oh..yes, I'd better get the regulator serviced in time for the trip.