As Koh Phangan starts to get a bit more lively (even slightly busy, with the full moon upon us) the great news is that diving conditions are good again. After a week or so of poor weather & not so wonderful conditions at the start of the month (which is not at all normal for August), we have excellent conditions on Sail Rock & even a whale shark a few days ago (but no more sightings yet...).

Congratulations to Marc on the successful completion of a hard working Divemaster course, and to Ines the Rescue Diver. Thank you very much for the picture viewer (it looks fine in the new shop) & the most enjoyable farewell evening with the team at Giannis...

The new dive school is finished or at least we're moved in & functioning; "just" the front shop work left to be sorted out, although it must be said that the smallest seeming job always takes longer than planned on this island!

Our Marine Life Field Guide now comprises 2,700 photos. As well as trying to cover more of the fascinating small marine life here, we've also expanded the homo sapiens category. The "diving pro's" section was updated last; if we've missed someone you think should be there (or find any other errors) please let us know.

Finally, sorry to get serious for a moment, but you probably know that things are not looking good for the future of the shark species. If you feel as we do, please click here to sign a petition organised by Project Aware.

The Best of Wishes to all from Chaloklum Diving.