Now I have made it to Ko Tao and after a very very busy week it is awesome to be able to settle a bit again and relax. Ko Tao is amazing and by far the nicest place I have been for quite a while. The West coast of Thailand was overall quite disappointing in my eyes but I am glad I seen it. The effects of the Tsunami are still overwhelming and make it not quite as beautiful as the East coast which is where I am now. I arrived here two days ago and taking a few hour bus trip then a overnight ferry which was quite interesting and since it was so amazingly comfortable *sarcastic* I also had the chance to watch my very first sunrise over the Gulf Of Thailand.
Once I got here I wondered around in search for a place to take my Scuba Diving course and a place to sleep and within an hour I had both. My room here is amazing it is definitely the best place I have stayed in since I left home. I still haven't quite figured out why it is so cheep but I am not going to argue. I guess that's what walking 200 meters off the beach and a little of the beaten path gets you. I am paying $10 a night and have my own shower, tile floor, and imagine this a fridge and TV!!! Its amazing I hardly even know how to work the TV anymore its been so long. So needless to say I have traded in a little beach time for laying on my bed and watching the most cheesy movies ever and alot of American Idol. Its great.
Yesterday I started my Open Water Course and now today I get to put the gear on and get into the ocean so I am pretty excited about that. The company I am taking it with is called Simple Life and you can check out there website at http://www.simplelifedivers.com/. I am really looking forward to tomorrow where we are going out for the day and I get to do two dives and the one reef we are going to has reef sharks so that is going to be neat but scary at the same time. They are about2.5 metres long and freaky looking. Well I guess that's all I have to report for now, I am going to be staying here for about another week and in about 3 days Sara, my friend from home, and her travelling posse are coming here to meet up with me so I am really looking forward to that. Peace Out and the next time you here from me I will be a Certified Scuba Diver!
Ko Tao, Thailand
10:00 am
+31 partly cloudy
Water Temp +28
Once I got here I wondered around in search for a place to take my Scuba Diving course and a place to sleep and within an hour I had both. My room here is amazing it is definitely the best place I have stayed in since I left home. I still haven't quite figured out why it is so cheep but I am not going to argue. I guess that's what walking 200 meters off the beach and a little of the beaten path gets you. I am paying $10 a night and have my own shower, tile floor, and imagine this a fridge and TV!!! Its amazing I hardly even know how to work the TV anymore its been so long. So needless to say I have traded in a little beach time for laying on my bed and watching the most cheesy movies ever and alot of American Idol. Its great.
Yesterday I started my Open Water Course and now today I get to put the gear on and get into the ocean so I am pretty excited about that. The company I am taking it with is called Simple Life and you can check out there website at http://www.simplelifedivers.com/. I am really looking forward to tomorrow where we are going out for the day and I get to do two dives and the one reef we are going to has reef sharks so that is going to be neat but scary at the same time. They are about2.5 metres long and freaky looking. Well I guess that's all I have to report for now, I am going to be staying here for about another week and in about 3 days Sara, my friend from home, and her travelling posse are coming here to meet up with me so I am really looking forward to that. Peace Out and the next time you here from me I will be a Certified Scuba Diver!
Ko Tao, Thailand
10:00 am
+31 partly cloudy
Water Temp +28
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