Personal Photos

Personal Photos http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08.html In December 2008 I took a slightly delayed (Bangkok airport was closed due to protests) trip to southern Thailand. The purpose of the trip was to participate in gathering science research data for Reefcheck. Read more about my trip on my blog entry. The boat ride out to Koh Ra island http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08.html#0 2a08e254-56a9-4376-8a6b-08a93889c207 http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/IMG_1312/thumb.jpg http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/IMG_1312/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">We got stuck halfway out to the island. Bao, or driver is using a hammer and chisel to fix the engine!</p></div></div> Our rescue boat, a typical Thai long-tail boat http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08.html#2 e3c8fa2d-d53e-4484-b507-205ca61216ea http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/IMG_1316/thumb.jpg http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/IMG_1316/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">All our baggage thrown in the front as we approach the Koh Ra ecolodge</p></div></div> Koh Ra ecolodge on a mostly uninhabited island covered by primary jungle http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08.html#4 162147d6-2839-4c67-ac7e-8a44a5dddd5c http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/IMG_1321/thumb.jpg http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/IMG_1321/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The sala (common area) where we spent much of our time laying around in hammocks and eating fantastic fresh thai food</p></div></div> The beach at Koh Ra ecolodge http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08.html#6 0d7797d2-da0a-436a-ad7f-1ce3f489df0c http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/IMG_3173/thumb.jpg http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/IMG_3173/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The beach at Koh Ra ecolodge</p></div></div> “The Dude”, a puppy on the island named after The Big Lebowski. There were about 10 dogs on the island now adopted by the ecolodge http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08.html#7 3c551eab-8a9e-48dd-9612-c239d769d0c8 http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/DSC03770/thumb.jpg http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/DSC03770/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">An elder from the sea gypsy village giving George some local plants to bring back to the ecolodge. The lodge wants to be mostly self-sustaining</p></div></div> Walking back from the sea village, with guardian puppy on the lookout http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08.html#20 6e413382-bd7a-4295-8657-1ce68cf81604 http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/IMG_1413/thumb.jpg http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/IMG_1413/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">There will lizards big and small just about everywhere. This was captured about 20’ away while he was trying to escape</p></div></div> One bungalow was having roof-work done. While it was unoccupied some squatters came along. Harmless fruit bats with really cute faces http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08.html#26 07495632-e2ea-425d-862f-0c298d67789d http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/DSC02807/thumb.jpg http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/DSC02807/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Jarod, an American from southern Texas was one of our divemasters and a hell of a great guy. See my blog for a link to his (and Heather’s!) blog</p></div></div> Obligatory underwater shot http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08.html#30 0b06ba1e-c1bf-490b-b1d7-d74f435c2510 http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/IMG_2970/thumb.jpg http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/IMG_2970/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The Surin Islands, 50km off the coast and a nationally protected park. Home to some amazing pristine coral reefs as far as you could see</p></div></div> Reefcheck in action. First you lay down a transect, which is a 100m tape measure marked in 4 discreet intervals http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08.html#35 17c5397f-ee30-405b-ba6a-7d69155db9dc http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/PC200005/thumb.jpg http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/PC200005/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Reefcheck in action. First you lay down a transect, which is a 100m tape measure marked in 4 discreet intervals</p></div></div> After the transect is laid down, 3 teams of 2 divers would count fish, count invertebrates, and sample the sea floor while writing on clipboards http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08.html#36 4bdc97a9-c0b2-408e-90b2-4510d08b835b http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/PC200007/thumb.jpg http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/PC200007/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">After the transect is laid down, 3 teams of 2 divers would count fish, count invertebrates, and sample the sea floor while writing on clipboards</p></div></div> A nudibranch, or sea slug. Some of the most vivid creatures I’ve seen. Each one is spectacularly different in color. They’re hard to spot though! http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08.html#37 97de8c1b-ea6d-4594-82a6-7ade4c1d6190 http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/PC220016/thumb.jpg http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/PC220016/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Do you see the fish?<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">Venomous scorpionfish - careful where you put your hands</p></div></div> Seal-faced pufferfish http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08.html#45 8d834acb-600c-4b29-bf3f-a8308c041209 http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/IMG_2903/thumb.jpg http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/IMG_2903/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Nemos! Disney forgot to mention the whole sex-changing thing all clownfish undergo though</p></div></div> Another nudibranch, showing how varied and detailed each individual is http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08.html#47 92919b6f-13d2-4345-8424-6277574efa5a http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/PC230049/thumb.jpg http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/PC230049/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Fantastically territorial, they would take on a scuba diver to protect their home</p></div></div> Another sea urchin. This was one of the invertebrates we were supposed to count for the Reefcheck survey http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08.html#54 33c6574c-251b-4271-b66f-f9295e51f1e8 http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/PC220012/thumb.jpg http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/PC220012/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Another sea urchin. This was one of the invertebrates we were supposed to count for the Reefcheck survey</p></div></div> The Surin Islands had massive reefs with long sections of brightly colored corals http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08.html#55 1c30db99-148d-4c00-8184-963bdc0ee0e8 http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/PC230027/thumb.jpg http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/PC230027/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The Surin Islands had massive reefs with long sections of brightly colored corals</p></div></div> Another fan coral http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08.html#56 a2695630-5b3d-4851-8eed-a4dc4482ae83 http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/PC230028/thumb.jpg http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/PC230028/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Another fan coral</p></div></div> Yet another coral showing the diversity of reefs if they’re protected from harm caused by fishing and tourism http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08.html#57 0f222f17-b892-4041-a65c-e2cc27ade1f2 http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/PC230031/thumb.jpg http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/PC230031/micro.jpg

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Yet another coral showing the diversity of reefs if they’re protected from harm caused by fishing and tourism</p></div></div> http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08.html#58 2d08493a-9341-4a9c-a2c6-5d50b6b28457 http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/PC230044/thumb.jpg http://www.petecrocker.com/www/Personal_Photos/Pages/Thailand_Earthwatch_Dec_08_files/Media/PC230044/micro.jpg

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