{"id":2232,"date":"2018-02-08T00:27:48","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T23:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/martinries.de\/wp2\/?p=2232"},"modified":"2018-02-08T00:27:48","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T23:27:48","slug":"liveaboard-pawara-diving-west-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinries.de\/?p=2232","title":{"rendered":"Liveaboard Pawara &#8211; Diving west Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In october 2017 I went on my first liveaboard heading for the famous richelieu rock. We decided to book the 5 day 4 nights trip from Khao Lak to the similand islands. This was the first and only prebooked part of a 2 week dive-trip to SEA. After flying into phuket in the evening, we spent the evening and the better part of the next day chilling by the pool or visiting restaurants nearby. We were picked up the next day around 5 pm and driven to Khao Lak where we boarded our home for the next 4 nights; the MV Pawara. Besides the crew of ~14 (boat boys, engineer, awesome cook and other helping hands, the captain, and our dive masters\/guides) it offers cabins for up to 26 people, a huge dining area, a livingroom and a sundeck. Luckily, the season had just started and it was only half booked so we had lots of space. The following 4 days can be described in just 4 words:<br \/>\n<strong>DIVE EAT SLEEP REPEAT<\/strong><br \/>\nWe got up, had coffee, went for a dive and were welcomed with breakfast. After some deco time on the sundeck, in the shade or inside on one of the many sofas we went diving again &#8211; you get the schedule :-P. Besides me and my Buddy, there were americans, swiss, and even a professional underwater videographer (Alex del Olmo aka Naucrates ductor) who joined in for the dives. Long story short: We went diving in Koh Tachai, Koh Bon, the similan islands, Richelieu Rock and even the Boonsung wreck. We saw amazing sealife and had a lot of fun. The only downside was that we didn&#8217;t encounter any mantas or whalesharks.<br \/>\nFood was amazing; the divesites were diverse and offered plenty of new sights and Beto and the diveguides (especially Kewalyne and Liane) as well as the other guests made this an unforgettably awesome first liveaboard experience for me.<\/p>\n<div id=\"amw_galleria_slideshow_1\" class=\"amw-galleria-slideshow\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(document).ready(function(){ 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1\\\/250s|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-07-1280x960.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-07.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-07-1280x960.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-07-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"and here's my picture of said porcupine ray\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/5| Camera Canon PowerShot D20| Taken 22 October, 2017| Flash fired no| Focal length 23.243mm| ISO 160| Shutter speed 1\\\/250s|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-08-1280x960.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-08.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-08-1280x960.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-08-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"We also saw many mantis shrimp\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/4.5| Camera Canon PowerShot D20| Taken 22 October, 2017| Flash fired no| Focal length 14.437mm| ISO 200| Shutter speed 1\\\/250s|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-09-1280x960.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-09.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-09-1280x960.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-09-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"and dived through valleys\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/3.9| Camera Canon PowerShot D20| Taken 22 October, 2017| Flash fired no| Focal length 5mm| ISO 400| Shutter speed 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1\\\/1250s|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-11-1280x960.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-11.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-11-1280x960.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-11-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"and most had anemones\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/3.9| Camera Canon PowerShot D20| Taken 22 October, 2017| Flash fired no| Focal length 5mm| ISO 250| Shutter speed 1\\\/250s|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-12-1280x960.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-12.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-12-1280x960.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-12-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"land-snails either have a house or are brownish. Underwater snails look like this:\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/3.9| Camera Canon PowerShot D20| Taken 22 October, 2017| Flash fired no| Focal length 5mm| ISO 500| Shutter speed 1\\\/250s|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-13-1280x960.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-13.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-13-1280x960.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-13-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"they're called nudibranchs\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/3.9| Camera Canon PowerShot D20| Taken 22 October, 2017| Flash fired yes| Focal length 5mm| ISO 320| Shutter speed 1\\\/80s|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-15-1280x960.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-15.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-15-1280x960.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-15-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"another beautifully colored peacock mantis shrimp\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/4.5| Camera Canon PowerShot D20| Taken 23 October, 2017| Flash fired no| Focal length 13.652mm| ISO 1250| Shutter speed 1\\\/160s|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-16-1280x960.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-16.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-16-1280x960.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-16-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"Red lionfish are beautiful to look at but in some parts of the world they're a real problem since they're invasive and have few enemies\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/3.9| Camera Canon PowerShot D20| Taken 23 October, 2017| Flash fired no| Focal length 6.998mm| ISO 800| Shutter speed 1\\\/125s|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-17-1280x960.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-17.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-17-1280x960.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-17-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"Na na na na na na na BATFISH!\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/3.9| Camera Canon PowerShot D20| Taken 23 October, 2017| Flash fired no| Focal length 5mm| ISO 160| Shutter speed 1\\\/250s|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-18-1280x960.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-18.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-18-1280x960.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-18-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"And we even saw real lobsters!\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/3.9| Camera Canon PowerShot D20| Taken 23 October, 2017| Flash fired no| Focal length 5.236mm| ISO 800| Shutter speed 1\\\/80s|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-19-1280x960.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-19.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-19-1280x960.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-19-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"And more nudibranchs.\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/3.9| Camera Canon PowerShot D20| Taken 23 October, 2017| Flash fired no| Focal length 5mm| ISO 400| Shutter speed 1\\\/250s|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-21-1280x960.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-21.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-21-1280x960.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-21-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"There were also tiny crabs hiding in anemones or corals\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/3.9| Camera Canon PowerShot D20| Taken 23 October, 2017| Flash fired no| Focal length 9.021mm| ISO 1250| Shutter speed 1\\\/100s|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-22-1280x960.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-22.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-22-1280x960.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-22-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"and nemos\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/3.9| Camera Canon PowerShot D20| Taken 23 October, 2017| Flash fired no| Focal length 5mm| ISO 800| Shutter speed 1\\\/160s|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-24-1280x960.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-24.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-24-1280x960.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-24-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"hard to spot when camouflaged but rocks that change their colors areeasy to spot ;)\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/4.5| Camera Canon PowerShot D20| Taken 23 October, 2017| Flash fired no| Focal length 15.285mm| ISO 1600| Shutter speed 1\\\/50s|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-26-1280x960.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-26.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-26-1280x960.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-26-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"the MV Pawara in front of one of the many islands\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/3.9| Camera Canon PowerShot D20| Taken 23 October, 2017| Flash fired no| Focal length 5mm| ISO 200| Shutter speed 1\\\/160s|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-27-1280x960.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-27.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-27-1280x960.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-27-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"a yellow seahorse at ~-34m\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/3.9| Camera Canon PowerShot D20| Taken 24 October, 2017| Flash fired no| Focal length 5mm| ISO 800| Shutter speed 1\\\/100s|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-28-1280x960.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-28.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-28-1280x960.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/2017-10-21_25_Pawara-28-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"and here we have a closeup of a peacock mantis shrimp\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/4.5| Camera Canon PowerShot D20| Taken 24 October, 2017| Flash fired no| Focal length 13.102mm| ISO 1600| Shutter speed 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