Daily Woof -29th and 30th January.
Hey Everyone!
Well, today has been a bit of a washout as we’ve had the tail-end of the storms that have hit Vietnam & Cambodia recently. I could probably kit-up now and dive in the street! Tomorrows looking the same, but luckily it looks like it won’t last long, later in the week the weather is looking awesome!
Yesterday our divers were spoilt rotten as we had Michael diving with Dayna again, this time at Chumphon Pinnacle and Twins. Patrick completed his rescue course with ‘Papa Joe’, without the aid of a panic-diver puppy-dog (I’m an excellent actor you know), and Karl took newly certified diver Crystal out for a couple of dives at Mango Bay and Twins. So with one instructor per diver, everyone had a great day and the sun stayed out for us the whole time.
Anyway, time to go get my ‘pawdicure’…
Stoli.
Daily Woof -27th January
Phew! Another busy, hot day at the office, with lots going on again;
Kajsa & Niclas from Finland completed their PADI Open Water course today with Karl at Sail Rock, congratulations! Dayna took Michael and Thomas from Germany to Angthong National Marine Park for a day of diving, snorkelling and sunbathing on the Tour Boat. Meanwhile in Koh Tao, Axel had a German family; Oliver went diving while the other 3 went snorkelling. Sasha & Eduard, from France went diving with ‘Papa Joe’and Eric took Stella, out to Chumphon. Claudio & Arnaud took a family of four out for their very first dive experience in Mango Bay!
Everyone had a great day in and out of the water. I just wish I could’ve gone, but someone’s gotta look after this place! Maybe next time it’s busy I’ll get Eric to sit in here while I go out on the boat… you know, ‘cos I’m a dog, my sense of smell is 5x more sensitive than humans, so I can find ALL the good stuff: Morays, Turtles, Nudis,… even Sharks. Eric’s lucky if he can find his way home!
Anyway, more from me later…
Stoli.
Daily Woof January 26
I have to apologize for missing a couple of days of blogs, but I have been so busy that I have not had the time to get writing. We have had full boats everyday this week and 3 going out tomorrow. I’ll try to catch you guys all up on what is going on…
Conditions are excellent at the moment, we have been selling a ton of equipment and divers have been coming in right and left to book with me. As you can see by the pictures, I have been working my tail off to take care of everybody.
On top of that, I have been busy inspecting my new house that they are building now for me. Of course we are putting a little house in the back of it for Eric to sleep. Yesterday we had the Buddha blessing ceremony as they were starting to pour the first cement. I went and took part in it and got to eat some really good food also.
Today we had trips out to Sail Rock and to Koh Tao. Congratulations to Sori and John on completing their Open Water course today, good job guys.
Tomorrow another busy day as Eric, Karl, Axel, Joe, Arnold, Dayna, and Claudio are all on the boats tomorrow with fun divers, DSDs and courses. I will have to hold down the office I guess for another day. When am I going to go diving????
I’ll leave you with some different pictures of the last couple of days diving as well as some shots of me working in the office and the ceremony at the new house.
Talk to you tomorrow….
Stoli
Daily Woof January 24
Another beautiful and busy day in Koh Samui. Well it was only myself, Eric and Ead in the office today as Axel, Karl, Joe, and Claudio were on the boats today and Dayna was in the pool with some new open water students.
We had 3 boats out today and everyone had a great time as conditions are good and the sun is shining on everyone
Even with the 3 of us we did not get out of the office until 7:30. In fact I couldn’t even get a chance to get to go to the bathroom in the afternoon. I had to just pee in Karl’s coffee. Funny how he didn’t complain about that………..
We had customers coming in all day to book diving and courses for the next few days and I was busy cleaning and packing equipment and setting up my new side business that we are having here at Discovery Divers. I recently completed my Thai massage certification and will be giving massages to our customers here in the shop. Of course I will have to charge more than the 2 handed version they offer at the other places. And of course the only happy endings here are when our divers get out of the water after their dives.
Tomorrow we are rockin’ and rollin’ again with Karl, Dayna, Axel, Joe and Claudio all on the boats with a mix of fun divers, DSDs, and courses going on. Hope I get some time to devote to my massages.
So come by and see us this week and get yourself in the water with Discovery
Stoli
Daily Woof January 23
Wow!!! What a day. We are so busy now that my tail is just spinning round and round. It is almost 7:00 and I am still in the office. The beautiful weather we’re having here and the great diving conditions must be getting around because it seems everyone wants to dive with me. Oh, I mean us.
I didn’t even get a chance to get to the beach today. We had boats going to Sail Rock and to Koh Tao today and everyone had a great time and saw lots of stuff. Mindy completed here open water course also today. She was one of those that took here time and would do a dive or two every week or two. Wish I had that much free time. Eric, Karl, Joe and Dayna were all on the boats today and Axel was in the office where he sold a ton of equipemnt. Of course they only bought the equipment becaseu of my great salesmanship.
Tomorrow does not get any quieter. We have 3 boats going out tomorrow with the whole gang taking divers and Dayna starting a few courses here in the office (with me assisting of course).
Those of you who are not in Koh Samui now should comne out as the weather now is what we are used to here. Hot, dry, and sunny with no waves. Perfect for diving and for my wakeboarding lesson tomorrow. I hope I can keep all 4 paws on the board.
I’ll leave you with some pictures form the day again. I hope you enjoy these and talk to you tomorrow.
Stoli
Daily Woof January 22
Another beautiful day in Koh Samui. In Fact, as soon as I get done writing my blog today I am heading down to the beach to work on my tan. Unfortunately I had to stay home today while the gang got to go out and have fun on the boat and diving. Well, at least i get a half day on the beach.
The gang had a good time going to Koh Tao today. We went to Chumphon and shark island today and the conditions are getting better. too bad we did not see ahy sharks today, but maybe tomorrow.
Tomorrow we got boats going to Chumphon, Koh Tao, and Sail Rock. We even got divers tomorrow filming a documaentary. I’ll have to make sure that I get my hair in order for tomorrow in case they want to take some shots of me. Of course I am always cute anyway.
Ok, so it is off to the beach as this great day cannot be wasted being inside. I will leave you with some of the pictures from today’s diving and talk to you tomorrow.
Stoli
Daily Woof -January 21st
Wow, today was a hot one… There were a lot of sun-seekers on the beach with me, but apparently the shop was empty! I know I attract all the customers, but I have to top that tan up, remember? I’ll be at the shop tomorrow as we have Don and his family diving with Dayna at Chumphon Pinnacle and then Koh Tao, the visibility’s been great lately -I really hope they have a “whale(shark)” of a time, I’ll keep my paws crossed for you guys… Remember, the best diving season is upon us NOW & you mustn’t miss out! Go to our website to see all our available dive packages & prices and keep up to date with any promotions, Koh Samui’s beautiful weather, warm water and great diving are waiting for you…
Stoli.
Daily Woof January 20
Hey Folks,
Sorry that I missed doing my blog the last couple of days as I was traveling back from the north of Thailand. Of course once I got back to the office today I had to crack the whip a little. I was missing two bones and some of my treats were missing also. I suspect that Karl took the bones and Axel probably stole the treats. I see him drooling every time I am eating one.
It is nice to be back to warm and sunny Samui after spending a few days in the relatively cold north. I felt like I should have been skiing, but could not find any snow. I will need to get back on the beach this weekend and get my nice tan back.
Well, the gang at discovery had a fun time while I was gone with new open water divers and DSDs and fun divers and they tell me that the conditions are greeeeat now. Axel had a couple of divers in Koh Tao and Karl was at Chumphon and came back with a huge smile on his face saying that Chumphon was awesome today. He and Ian had a great dive there. i hope I can get out there soon and show them how it is done.
We have a little bit of a slower day tomorrow and then we really get busy with a lot of courses and divers next week so I am psyched. There’s going to be a lot of new people in the shop to hang out with and show my new toys to.
I’ll leave you with some pictures of the dives and talk to you tomorrow.
Stoli
Daily Woof -January 17th
Today, newlyweds Rute & Paulo became our newest Open Water divers, with two great dives at Sail Rock with Papa Joe! Ian from England also came along for a fun-dive with Karl.
The sun stayed out for everyone, which made the day all the more enjoyable. As for ‘muggins’ here & Eric, we’ve been in Chiang-Mai, which has experienced a bit of a freak ‘cold spell’ with temperatures of -1*C!!! What’s that all about. Brrrrr! Time to get back to sunny Koh Samui I think…
Daily Woof -January 16th
Wow! -What an amazing day!
Paulo & Rute did their first Open Water dives at Mango Bay with Joe, the site has cleared up nicely and has great visibility now. Dayna took Su Sze to Chumphon Pinnacle which was (as usual) full of marine life. Both groups went to Twins for the second dive where everyone saw lots of cool stuff, including a Yellow Margin Triggerfish busy building it’s nest, right inbetween the shallow & middle pinnacles! Tomorrow Paulo and Rute will finish their course at Sail Rock (lucky people), while fun-diver Ian is off to Koh Tao. Lets hope the sun stays out in Koh Tao as it did today.
Life is good.
We have a few pics of today’s dives, just incase you weren’t jealous already…
Daily Woof -January 15th
Today, Paulo & Rute finished their confined water session in the (slightly chilly) swimming pool, but at least it wasn’t full of people! It’s rained aaaaall night into the afternoon in Samui, lets hope tomorrow has better weather for their first Open Water dives.
I’m glad I’m in Chiang Mai, it’s dry up here (and not just because I am sat on the back of an elephant with Eric…)
While I’m away, why don’t you all have a go at this little puzzle; hidden in the grid are some fishy finds that you may well come across here in the Gulf of Thailand. Let me know if you find them all!
Anemone, Barracuda, Boxfish, Clam, Crab, Cucumber, Damsel, Eel, Gobi, Nudibranch, Octopus, Ray, Seahorse, Seasnake, Shark, Shrimp, Urchin, Whale, Worm.
Daily Woof -January 14th
Rain, rain, go away, we like to get wet a different way!
Well, despite the rain, Paulo & Rute from Portugal started their Open Water course today, so they had the pleasure of ‘Papa Joe’ to teach them all they need to know about the theory of diving and prepare them for their pool session tomorrow. Lets hope it’s stopped raining by then…
Oh, by the way, nothing happened to Eric yesterday -it was all an act to get more attention (and he thinks I milk it)!
Daily Woof -January 13th
Hhhhaaaaooooowwwwwww… Friday 13th!
I dunno about you guys, but I’m not superstitious. Eric, on the other hand, is freaking out! A black cat crossed his path this morning chasing a lone Magpie (yeah, Magpie’s in Bangkok? Who’d have thought..), just as he walked over three drains under a ladder! He’s been paranoid all day, thinks he’s in for some real bad luck -I’m sure if I stick by him, he’ll be fine. To keep you occupied and out of trouble, I thought I’d post a little puzzle ‘Spot the Difference’ -this picture has 13 differences, can you find them?
As for the diving, it’s quiet today -but we have 2 Open Water students starting tomorrow, which will be good fun.
Happy Friday 13th everyone!
Daily Woof -January 12th
Afternoon everyone! I’m taking a break from diving with Eric to see some sights and sample some of the delights of Thailand, but don’t worry, I’ll be back soon (when we get bored of being on land for too long). Meanwhile..
We had another great day of diving with Instructor Joe taking Ashley & Graham to Koh Tao on their first ever dive! They went to ‘Twins’ in the west on dive one and ‘Tanote Bay’ in the south for their second dive. They had an awesome time swimming about with all the different colourful critters (see below). There was a storm in the early hours of this morning, but thankfully that cleared up by the time the boat left.
Lets hope that’s the way things stay. Visibility is also improving now and we are starting to see some really cool stuff out there. I’m sure it won’t be long before I drag Eric by the leash back to sunny Samui…
Daily Woof January 10
Ok, Ok, I was a little lazy yesterday but I am back today. I spent the day yesterday rounding up a big group of divers for today and boy did I do good. We had two boats going today. One to Sail Rock and one to Koh Tao.
I spent the day on the beach trying to make friends with the “Mafia” dogs, but not much luck. It’s a good thing that I’m the fastest dog on the island. It’s fun when the mafia dogs chase me but they can’t catch me. I feel like roadrunner with Wile E Coyote chasing me. Maybe I should be worried that someone came to the shop today trying to sell some “Acme” dive equipemtn. Good thing I chased them away.
Well, back to the diving today. We had Ronan doing adventure dives, Daniel doing his advanced course and then a big group with certified divers and DSDs. I saw the pictures from today and looks like everyone had a blast. i would have rather been on the boat then messing with the mafia dogs.
The island has quieted down a little from the holiday season, but we still have a lot of divers and it looks like the winds are going to finally change over next week and we hope the monsoon is finally over and i can get out diving myself.
Uh oh, I see the Acme truck pulling in again and the dogs hanging around. I better go take care of this. I’ll leave you with some pictures of today’s diving for you to enjoy. Not sure how that big scary guy got in there. Talk to you tomorrow…
Stoli
Daily Woof January 8
Well I need a recovery day yesterday from the big party at the Boneyard on Friday as I thought I would. I was able to sleep it off on the beach and enjoy the beautiful weather we’ve been having here in Samui.
While I was away form work we certified two new open water divers Yugon and Hyelee. Congratulations to them.
Back to the grind tomorrow as we will have new arrivals to the hotel and I am sure I’ll be very busy doing my “meet and greet” and showing everyone the new bone I got the other day. I am hoping the weather holds up and we can get some good diving in this week.
Talk to you later.
Stoli
Daily Woof January 6
After a busy week I finally have a day off tomorrow. So tonight I am going to have to go out and party party party. I’ve already got the gang together to meet up at the Boneyard (world famous dog nightclub in Samui) and it’s gonna be a big night!! the Boneyard looks like a lot of the other bars here with a lot of bitches (female dogs of course) and a big brass pole in the middle of the bar. Of course we use the bar at the Boneyard for different purposes than the other bars (you can tell by the smell)
Since the weather is so beautiful now, I think tomorrow I will hang out on the beach here at Choeng Mon with my dad and play with some new people and rest up for another busy week coming up.
Today we had another great trip to Koh Tao where I’m told that conditions are starting to improve. Once we get past the full moon on Monday the vis should really start clearing up and getting into some great diving.
Today, we had everyone on the boat. Karl and Joe both had Discover Scuba Divers, Dayna was doing an open water course and Axel had fun divers. Everyone had a great time.
Well, I am off to meet my buddies. I’ll check in tomorrow and let you know how tonight went.
Stoli
Daily Woof January 5
Another sunny and beautiful day on Koh Samui. I can get used to this. Of course I had to stay in the office to day and babysit as Joe brought his new one month old baby Gihan in to the shop to start his open water course. I think one month is a little young to start a course, but Joe is the expert I guess. I hope we have a BCD to fit Gihan.
We had another fun group on the boat today and Tushar completed his open water course and we also had DSDs and fundivers on the boat to Koh Tao. We also had a boat to Sail Rock where i heard there were lots of fish today.
The guys tell me that as the winds die down the diving conditions will be getting better and better which is good because I’ve been chomping at the bone to get out and do some diving myself. Hopefully soon.
We got another full slate tomorrow of divers going to Koh Tao so I’ll keep you updated and meanwhile here are some pictures of Joe and the baby.
Stoli
Daily Woof January 4
Yes, there is a sun!!
Finally the sun came out today and it was a beautiful day on Samui. I had an awesome day on the beach and kayaking today. I am still trying to figure out how to hold the oars though.
I spent the rest of the day giving out brochures on the beach here in Chaweng. how can anyone resist me and not go diving
They also had a great day on the boat today to Koh Tao. Joe, our French instructor was back for his first day on the boat in two months after going home to Paris where his baby was born. Joe, his girlfriend and the baby are back on Samui right now and I can’t wait to get to play with the little guy soon. Maybe I can teach him how to dive also.
So Karl, Joe and Arnould took a bunch of divers out today. Congratulations to Satoshi for completing his open water course today. We also had 3 students here at the shop starting their open water course so it was pretty busy.
Tomorrow we have 2 boats going out. One to Sail Rock and one to Koh Tao. Another busy day as we have a bunch of people who did try dives in the pool yesterday going out.
Hopefully the sun is out to stay now and everyday will be like today. We’ll see. Talk to you tomorrow…..
Stoli
Daily Woof December 3
Hey everyone from previously rainy Samui.
The good news is that it looks like the bad weather is behind us and we got some great weather coming up for diving and for me to hang on the beach and check everyone out.
Unfortunately we had to cancel the diving today due to very big waves, but the good news is I got out on the surfboard again and was raging out on Chaweng Beach. Also we were able to move everyone into diving tomorrow, so no one was disapointed and the conditions tomorrow will be much better.
We were very busy in the shop today booking diving for the next few days and we are full tomorrow already and full for Koh Tao on Thursday with only a few spots open for Sail Rock.
Tomorrow I will be chasing my tail again as we have people finishing their open water courses, people starting open water courses and a ton of fun divers ( I never understood that term as all diving is fun)!
Me of course will be waiting for the sun to make his appearance as we have not seen it in a while. You will be able to come check me out in my shades hanging on the beach.
Since there are no diving pictures today I will leave you with some pictures of me playing on Chaweng Beach earlier with the local kids. Hopefully I will be back in action with them this week
Stoli
Daily Woof December 2
Happy New Year Everybody!!
What a big party we had here in Samui for New Years. We partied our tails off. As we all had the day off yesterday I stayed in and slept to recover from the New Years Eve party. It was a good day to take off anyway as it rained all day.
Unfortunately we had to cancel the diving for today and tomorrow due to the big waves. Of course it was pretty cool that I could swim to work today, not even in the sea. I was able to swim right in the road all the way to work
The good news is that the weather is improving starting tomorrow and everyday after so I am getting psyched a bout the good diving coming up.
Today Karl, Dayna and Arnould had a huge group starting their open water course in the pool. Well, if you’re going to get wet anyway today, you might as well have fun in the pool.
Joe got to have fun with Frederick doing bubblemaker in the pool. Frederick is the some of one of our recent open water graduates, Jan.
Since I wasn’t on for a couple of days I’ll show you the pictures from Saturday’s diving. We had two new certifications of Max and Fabian.
Now I guess I have to swim back home down Chaweng Beach road, so see you all tomorrow,
Stoli
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