It's much better to hang back and let them swoop over you. It often seems like they enjoy playing with diver bubbles. It may be possible to carry on with the dive around to the west side where there is a staghorn coral garden or currents may make it necessary to return along the southern wall and end the dive in the bay.
The southern wall is an excellent night dive location as coral polyps open up to feed and create beautiful picture. Octopus, lobster and crabs can be seen on the wall along with millions of shrimps.
To the west of Koh Bon island is Koh Bon Pinnacle which is an advanced dive for experienced divers only and can only be dived when conditions allow. The pinnacle starts 18m below the surface and drops down to 40m. The west side of the pinnacle is a steep wall covered in yellow soft corals. This pinnacle is a magnet for large pelagics like manta rays, eagle rays and black tip reef sharks.
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