Divetrip to Trang (Koh Muk), Thailand

Albert Schwartz <albertzs@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:<270220051914317919%albertzs@adelphia.net>...
> In article <wXaUd.57646$iC4.6091@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com >, Becky
> <brenners84-dive@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Don't rule out the Andaman Coast of Thailand because of the tsunami! The
> > media makes it sound like the place is a disaster area, but that's not true.
> > It might be true in Indonesia & Sri Lanka, but Thailand is another story.
> >
> > We just came back from a trip there and the diving in the Similans was
> > excellent! There were probably some dive sites that were affected, but so
> > many more that were not affected that we didn't lack for excellent dives.
> > Richelieu Rock (a big name site not actually in the Similans) was also fine.
> > We were on a liveaboard (the MY Anggun) so I don't know about hotel
> > conditions at Kao Lak, but Phuket was in good shape when we stayed there for
> > a few days before our boat left. There were, of course, some oceanfront
> > businesses still rebuilding, but the entire rest of the island was ready and
> > waiting for tourists. Even many of the oceanfront resorts are open now.
> > Phuket needs visitors to provide jobs for the local folks. It was pretty
> > quiet when we were there (end of January).
> >
> > Our dive boat stopped at beaches at islands in the Similans for excellent
> > kayaking and snorkeling (not to mention diving).
> >
> > The tourist situation was so bleak in Phuket at the end of January because
> > of the lack of tourists that elephants were begging in the streets! No
> > tourists means no visitors to the elephant camps, but they still have to
> > eat. OK, it's not actually begging: you buy a bunch of finger bananas &
> > sugar cane from the mahout (handler) for 20 baht (about 50 cents) and feed
> > them to the elephants, while you pet them and have a photo op. It might
> > sound cheesy, but it's really cool to be so close to an elephant. They take
> > the food gently from your hand with their trunks, and sometimes they even
> > pet you back. The mahouts use the money to buy feed for the elephants back
> > at the camp. They had baby elephants and "teenage" ones out every evening at
> > a restaurant near our hotel..
> >
> > Becky
>
> I just returned from scuba diving around Phuket, Thailand, Feb 13 -19.
> There has been much discussion of conditions there in the wake of the
> Dec 26th tsunami. I have a good overview with an extensive
> photo album of over 300 shots. Here is the link to my album (on
> Photoworks).
>
> http://www.photoworks.com/share/shar...=A9662F1BAB3&c
> b=PW
>
> (If you have problems making this work automatically, check that your
> link includes the album codes that follow the '?'.)
>
> All photos are sized 4" by 6" at 400dpi in jpg format.
> Those named anemone are at Anemone Reef.
> Those named king are on the King Cruiser wreck.
> Those named RachaNoi are from Racha Noi Island at North Point and
> Banana Bay.
> Those named colona are from a 4 day dive trip on the boat, Colona VI.
> - colona 1 to 28 are from East of Eden in the Similan Islands
> - colona 29 to 46 are from Barracuda Point in the Similans
> - colona 27 to 55 are from North Point on Similan #9
> - colona 56 to 61 are from Donald Duck Bay night dive Similan #8
> - colona 62 to 77 are from Three Trees in Similan #9
> - colona 78 to 98 are from Koh Bon West Ridge (2 dives)
> - colona 99 to 115 are from Koh Tachi
> - colona 116 to 194 are from Richelieu Rock
> - colona 195 to 205 are from Elephant Head in the Similans
> - colona 206 to 220 are from Boulder City in the Similans
> There are some land photos from Patong, Chalong Bay and Karon Beach.
>
> You will find Karon and Kata Beaches almost unaffected by the tsunami.
> Both are good places to stay. I was in Karon. There tourist and diver
> numbers are way down and you should find good bargains everywhere. The
> national park fee for diving in the Similan Islands, about $5 a day,
> has been suspended through May, the typical end of the good diving
> season off Phuket.
>
> Al Schwartz

Thanks Al,

for your story but I can't get the provided link to work:
http://www.photoworks.com/share/shar...62F1BAB3&cb=PW

What can be wrong

regards, Ron.