Day 1 - Saturday, September 26 - Embarkation
Guests came aboard at 7:00 PM. The staff showed each guest to their guest room, with a safety induction on the way: where the life jackets are kept and where the fire exits lead.

Then everyone went up to the lounge for a welcome drink and the welcome briefing. Bobby followed with the dive safety briefing, the yacht's staff were introduced, and the guests introduced themselves in turn.

The first night's dinner was Thai. Chef Pond served a delightful start to the week, opening with chicken satay and following with Pad Thai and river king prawn. After dinner the yacht crossed over to Koh Racha.

Day 2 - Sunday, September 27
The first morning of diving opened with a beautiful sunrise over Koh Racha. Dive one, at Bay 1, gave everyone time to get familiar with their equipment while they explored the hard coral reef and the soft coral scattered across the site.

The second dive went to the Star Ruby wreck, where the group spotted a couple of harlequin shrimp.

The third dive was the Meditation 37 wreck, and the fourth was Home Run Reef. After dark the group returned to Bay 1 for the night dive, back at the same reef where the week's diving had begun that morning.

Day 3 - Monday, September 28
Banana Rock started the day, a dive for its underwater landscape. Manta Reef came second, then Banana Bay North, and the fourth dive finished at Banana Bay South.

With four dives logged, the yacht crossed to Koh Haa.

Day 4 - Tuesday, September 29
The first full day at Koh Haa began in the lagoon, at Koh Haa Lagoon No.2. The second dive was at Koh Haa No.3 / West, the third at Koh Haa Nuea, and the fourth took the group back toward the lagoon at Koh Haa Lagoon No.4.

When night fell, they dropped into Koh Haa Lagoon once more for the night dive.

Day 5 - Wednesday, September 30
Koh Haa Jew was all landscape: rock dressed in soft coral, and among it, a ribbon eel.

At Koh Haa Yai the second dive was about the underwater cave, which the group explored. Koh Haa Nuea had its own feature for the third dive: the chimney.

The fourth dive was at Koh Haa No.3 / North. Then, as on the night before, the day closed in Koh Haa Lagoon with a night dive.

Day 6 - Thursday, October 1
There was time for one more dive at Koh Haa Jew in the morning before the yacht left Koh Haa and crossed to Phi Phi. The second dive was at Hin Bida.

Koh Bida Nok gave the day its encounters. A blacktip reef shark and a seahorse were both seen at this one site, the big and the very small on the same dive.

The fourth dive, at Koh Bida Nai, kept it going with a big school of yellow snapper. That evening everyone enjoyed dinner together.

Day 7 - Friday, October 2 - Farewell
The last day's diving began at Bida Nok, and the second dive was at Turtle Rock. After lunch the group went to the Maya Bay viewpoint to see the famous bay for themselves, and then the yacht crossed back to Phuket.

That night all the guests joined the barbecue dinner. The final part of the trip was the Iron Diver awards. Eight guests earned the title, four women and four men: Teresa, Shawna, Megan, and Bo; Benjamin, Dennis, David, and Daniel. Congratulations to all eight.

After that, all the guests enjoyed the night together celebrating two anniversaries: one year for Benjamin and Megan, and 28 years for David and Shawna. We closed the night with a champagne toast.

It was a wonderful trip, and we hope to see you all again soon.

Our thanks to everyone aboard the Thailand Aggressor this week. There is always another week out there, and we hope to share it with you.