Finally back from the weekend dive trip ~ looking at the logs, our last visit to Pu Aur was actually in July ‘02!
It’s been 3 years and Divers Lodge seems to have run down quite a bit; it still has a rather rustic feel to it now, but on closer inspection, the wood’s starting to come apart, the paint’s peeling, and it looks a lot more shabby now, compared to the previous picture I’ve posted.
It seems that there are less divers visiting this spot; the reefs are showing quite a bit of new life, especially the corals - never in my life have I seen a carpet of new and tiny staghorns and soft corals. I hope that the infestation of Crown-of-Thorn Starfishes don’t kill off the new growth - we counted quite a few of the stuff. I guess that if the missus isn’t with child by August, we could go and join up with Project Aware to do our but for the environment.
On the other hand; the marine life is not quite as abundant as before… I suppose that the reef has to be mature before it can support the bigger fishes?
Oh well, it as an enjoyable trip - back to reality tomorrow… >_< 
