LOB @ Pulau Sembilan, on board KALEEBSO part 1

It all started with an intention to do a last dive for the year 2007....and since the east coast if Peninsula Msia is still in monsson season, we have to opt for dives in the west coast.

Dives in the west coast is very seldom as nice as in the east coast as the waters here are more confined to a small strait compare to a big wide ocean in the east coast....however since we are determine to wanna breath compress air again n with the slogan "A bad dive is always better than the best day in work"....we sign up for 7 seat on board a LOB (Live On Board) trip with Kaleebso.

Due to limited seats....our trip has been delayed to 1st weekend of Jan. Our final dive for 2007 sudah become our 1st dive for 2008 pulak...hehehehe.

After weeks of waiting....finally the day has arrive. The day we all eagerly awaits has arrive.

4th Jan 2008
-8pm
After having our own dinner.....we all meet up at Richard's house. We are convoying in 2 cars with Yew Hong, Chuan and Apple in Chuan's car while Richard, Yvonne, Eric and me are in Richard's car.


Richard checking something...not sure what it is...I think its some anti-puke medicine Yvonne bought.

After resolving some logistic stuffs (shoving which dive bag to which car), we left Richard's house ard 8.15pm. Our destination is Teluk Intan where we will pick up Carrie.


Abang Eric look sleepy...despite belum makan.

-10pm
Sampai Teluk Intan at ard slightly pass 10pm. We procedded to wait for Carrie at the designated spot...the famous leaning clock tower of Teluk Intan.



After waited ard 10 minutes, Carrie join us. We are now heading to the jetty situated in Hutan Melintang.

-11.15pm
Finally we arrive at the jetty and the boat is already waiting for us. Soon all the passengers arrived and we are ready to board the boat.


Everyone ready to board Kaleebso

Ones we are on board.....start lah we all taking picture of...well almost everything. I think those who been to Kaleebso before will feel we are very jakun. Here snap pic, there snap pic....hehehe....even I feel very jakun.


Me and Eric in our small cabin. We share this cabin with Yew Hong....all 3 batang in a small cabin.


A look at our small cabin.


The tanks are ready at the dive deck.


Captain/Skipper Khay Lee at the bridge.

Ones everyone has settle into their room and the boat is on its steady way heading out of the river, Khay Lee gather all of us at the dining deck for a quick intro and also some briefing about Kaleebso, the do's and the don't....etc



After the briefing...we are expecting nasi lemak as supper....but then tarak...haihzzzz. So we went down to the diving deck and set up our gear..., ready for tomorow's morning dive.

5th Jan 2008
-6am
Didn't get much sleep at all...the boat engine is so loud :( Only after the boat was in open sea and it accelerated...then the noice is more tolarable. Woke up feeling like wanna go back to bed n just sleep n drool there.

Did a quick check on the gears and then we procceded to the dining deck for some breakfast and a cup of strong coffee for me.


Everyone pagi pagi muka blur blur.


Somehow Eric look so happy.....maybe coz he slept nicer last nite.


Its dawn....and the water gonna be cold.

Our 1st dive is a check out dive.....basically for us to get used to breathing compress air underwater since quite some time d din do so. Also its for those with new gears to "check out" their new gears.

We dive into green semi murky water with vis somewhere ard 5m. Current is ok...still managable n get to rift dive a bit also, however its a little risky giving that vis is bad. Manage to spot 2 sea horses in thie dive, a black colour one and another is orange.

On the 2nd dive, we went down following a line laid by Khay Lee. The line is suppose to lead us to the sea horse nest which he found. I lead Chuan, Apple, Carrie, Yew Hong and Yvonne on this dive.

To be continued in "LOB @ Pulau Sembilan, on board KALEEBSO part 2"