Manta Rays off Koh Lanta
It was a case of third time lucky. I'd been to Southern Thailand's twin pinnacles of Hin Daeng and Hin Daeng twice before, eager to see the manta rays that frequent the two dive sites. I'd heard plenty of stories from various divers about spectacular encounters with the legendary devil fish - "mantas in-yer-face" as one instructor enthusiastically put it. On both previous occasions, there'd been no sign of the manta rays. But this time, even as I sank only a couple of metres below the surface, my heart surged as I saw the unmistakable tip of a manta ray's wing flip over the top of Hin Daeng's pinnacle.
