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Dear All,
     How are you? We are doing well at Khao Lak Scuba Adventures's retail outlet on top of McDonald's. We rarely eat food from McDonald's, we only drink coffee and buy muffin sometimes. Our shop is open from 10am to 9pm, we have day trip, live-aboard and all the equipment you need for recreational diving.
     Lars, Dao and me (Bee) are the three who are working in the shop. Lars is an experienced diving instructor who has a lot of knowledge about diving gear, he is happy to give you advise about how to choose diving gear, he knows all the details about the equipment we sell, if you want to buy equipment and you don't know what is the best, Lars is the one to ask.
     Dao is an experienced business woman, she has her own business to take care of and she comes to help us on the days she can. She is taking care of the account among many other things , she has knowledge about diving too because she worked for other diving schools before she came to help us.
     Myself (Bee) I just started to work here a few weeks ago, after some months in Khao Lak Scuba Adventures's main office. I'm still taking care of Skype, Facebook and the Blog. I help Lars a little bit with selling in the evening when we are busy.
     We hope that you will come to visit us at the shop when you are in Khao Lak. We are open everyday from November to May and we are thinking about open the whole year.

See you,

Lars, Dao and Bee

    

    

I did it.

Tsunami memorial museum at Baan Nam Kem.

  It's very hot day today but the sun can not stop me to do this. I plan to do it a week ago and I finally have a day off and get to do it. I walk from Baan Nam Kem (Koh Ko Kao pier) to Khao Lak along the coast line, about 25 km. I start at 9:30 am and arrive Khao Lak Beach at 7:30 pm. I stop 4 times to rest, get some food and drink. I walk pass Bang Sak beach, Pakweeb beach,Pakarang beach, Khuk Khak beach and Bang Niang beach. Some time I have to swim because there is a small river between 2 beach. I had to act agressive sometime toward few dogs that were barking at me when I walk pass some houses. I see few different type of birds, crab and beutiful shells.

All the rocks on the beach at the south of Le Meridian Resort have the same shape.

Nice view at Pakweeb beach.

Sun set at Bang Niang Beach.

I believe there are not many people doing the same trip, it can be tough for people who is not fit enough. You get to prepare and think also about what do you need. For me I have swimming suit(you will get wet), cap(protect you from the sun), sunblock for the whole body and lips(very important), sun glasses(you need,the sun is very strong), drinking water(many parts of the trip don't have restaurant), money for food, ID card(if something happen people will know who you are), camera(you see so much, take pictures to help you to remember). Best time to do it is from February to May. Bad time to do it is in rainy season, can be dangerous too much water and current, difficult to swim across the river between the beach.

Want to try them out!

Aqua Lung Slingshot

           Today I would like to introduce you to advanced engineering fins
    
Aqua Lung Slingshot
     The Slingshot  will make diving more comfortable, efficient and fun. Its innovations include Power bands, Gear Shift Shift and mid-foot Flex Joints that all add up to provide a wonderful diving experience.

     Power Bands:
- Pure silicone Power Bands are loaded with energy on the power stroke. They release their energy prior to the upstroke to provide an added boost of power.
- Instead of wasting your energy, you accumulate it and reclaim it!
- Power bands lessen fatigue and add thrust.

     Gear Shift
- 3-speed Gear Shift customizes your speed to effort ratio to fit the specific conditions of your dive.
- Three different setting are available.
- Easy to shift during the dive, even with gloves.

     Mid-foot Flex Joint
- The blade is attached to the foot pocket using two Mid-foot Flex Joint.
- This takes the strain off of the toes and the top of the ankle. The result is a dramatic improvement in comfort.
- You can now use the entire foot to power the fin rather than just the front half of the foot.
- Provides the blade a significantly larger range of motion, often up to 5 times that of a conventional fun.

     To test fins, sit down and raise the fins up and down while wearing them. This will help test the fit. In an ideal world, you would be able to test your fins in water, but generally, testing them in the air is a good start. Fins have to be stiff enough to provide good thrust, but flexible enough to not wear out the leg muscles too quickly. The main point to remember when purchasing your own scuba fins is comfort. If you are uncomfortable or awkward in a pair of fins, they aren't going to work for you as intended.

     Check out Khao Lak Scuba Adventures detail shop, we have different types of fins and we have an expert who is happy to give you advice to help you to choose the fins that the best for your diving comfort.

Hidden restaurant.

     Yesterday, I had lunch at the restaurant in Khao Lak National park headquarter. The food test good, the view is great.

From Khao Lak on the way to Tablamu pier, Khao Lak National Park Headquater is on the right hand side. There is a good restaurant hiding inside.

In front of the restaurant, 10meters away have clean toilets and next to the toilet is the trail to a nice small beach, you can go to swim and snorkeling, there are not many people around.

I ordered steam fish which come with spicy sauce, fried mix vegetable, plain rice a small bottle of drinking water and ice cream, only 280baht.

I was there in the afternoon, the restaurant open from 10am to7pm.

Nice view, the water looks clear and you can see Pakarang beach from far away.

The restaurant is surrounded by the jungle which makes it cool and shady. If you come to Khao Lak, go to check this place out, it makes me feel like my life in Khao Lak is not bad at all. Hope it will make you feel your holiday in Khao Lak is great too.

Questions that make me smile.

Since I started working for Khao Lak Scuba Adventures in September 2010 I've talked to many customers. And from time to time I get to answer some questions that I never expect to hear from people but they really ask these questions, I would like to share with you.

Question: Do you take us around Similan Islands by a jeep? 
Answer: No, we are going by boat to the Similans, we walk on the beach and walk up to view point.

On Skype: How to get to Khao Lak from Italy?
Answer: Buy the plane ticket to Bangkok and from Bangkok to Phuket, from Phuket airport you get a taxi to come to Khao Lak.

Question: Do you have dangerous shark that bite people at the Similans?
Answer: No, we have sharks that are scared of people. They swim away when you get close to them.

Question: Do you have motorbike for rent?
Answer: No, we have diving gear for rent, we are a diving school.

On the phone: Can I book the room on the 20 - 25 of December please?
Answer: Sorry, we are diving school, not a resort.

Question: We are 5 people and we want to pay 1,500 baht each instead of the normal 2,500baht to go snorkeling at the Similans with you, deal?
Answer: Please look around at the other shop, I can not give you that price.

Question: Can we go diving and someone on the boat take care of our 2 year old kid?
Answer: Sorry, we can not do that. All the crew has other work to do, can not be a baby sit at the same time.

Email: I would like to go diving with your company in the next 3 months, can you tell me that it will not rain by the time I'm in Khao Lak?
Answer: Ummm! I wish I had that power.

Email: I'm going to Thailand next month. Is it easy to find the accommodation? Is it expensive?
Answer: It's easy to find the accommodation in every tourist place, the price is from 500 to 10,000 baht per day.

On Skype: Can I get breakfast in Khao Lak Area before I go on the boat?
Answer: Yes, it's not a big town but there are many restaurants around that serve breakfast.

Who is the owner of Khao Lak Scuba Adventures?

There are many customers ask me "who is the owner of Khao Lak Scuba Adventures". Here is the answer, Mr.Cherdchoo Chatpong (nickname "Oh") is a young businessman and the youngest son of his family. He was born into a Chinese wealthy family but he is not a spoiled kid.

He started working to earn money for himself when he was 26 years old after he finished his bachelor degree, and now he owns a few businesses include Khao Lak Scuba Adventures and big rubber plantations. He gets up early every morning and sleeps late because he is a hard working person. He started in the diving business as a boat boy to learn how to run the dive shop and to be able to understand all his future employees. Mr.Oh is a PADI advance diver and he like diving.

Mr.Oh is the father of two sons and he sometimes takes a few days off work and spends time with his kids. Everybody who know him knows that he is a good father and a nice boss.

Our popular Thai instructor.

(Les) Anon Kongrut is a PADI diving instructor. He is Thai from Prajoubkerekan, most of his students say he is gentle, patient and calm in the water. He makes the students feel comfortable and have fun while diving with him. Les was a member of a football team when he was in high school.

This is the first season that he is working for Khao Lak Scuba Adventures. He likes teaching diving and his favorite marine animal is the Frog fish, he is in the office as an administrator when he wants to have a break from diving time to time. Come visit us and dive with Les from November to May.