AC Resort Ko Tao

... eventful vacation around the world. Apparently he got lost in the mountains in California while he was hiking for two days during the winter. He had to carve a cave out of the snow to keep warm at night and was rescued barely alive. We made it a pretty early night though because we had our first dive the next afternoon.

We met at the Simple Life dive center at 12 p.m. the next day. Waz had already compiled our dive bags, complete with our wet suit, dive jacket (which inflates and ...

... in the body. Fine by me. I was pretty 50/50 about this whole scuba business anyways. They loved the dive. Jane and I spent the day living luxuriously -- slept in after breakfast, got a massage, had lunch, and then hit the beach. I went snorkelling that day off the beach and holy cow was there ever a lot to see among the corals there. I saw far more fish than I can remember and even counted 7 sea urchins and some clam-like things with purple lips ...

... boat trip was the low point, the rest of the day was fine. We went to Wat Po (massive temple with largest reclining Buddha) and spent some time in markets and sitting in cafes etc - just trying to keep cool. Very very hot. Millie would probably tell you the tuktuk rides were the highlight for her - speeding through city traffic in a 3-wheel taxi seems to be her thing. If we don't get robbed before we get home, there's some good video of this!
Ko Tao, Thailand fourpacks

... together decided after only a couple of trips to disintegrate leaving me with several flip-flop components that refused to stay together or on my feet.
It was at this point that we realised one of the significant disadvantages of being on Nang Yuan. If you want anything at all, there is only one supplier and they are consequently free to charge what they like, and they do. Food drink and services are all available but at prices several times higher than those elsewhere in Thailand ...

... nowhere to be found and we felt kind of ridiculous for not going up to the shelter earlier. When the rain calmed down a bit, our boat showed up. The ocean wasn't over the storm yet though, and the boat had a really rough time. We all sat on the lower deck with death grips on the benches, and on one particularly big wave when the edge of the boat almost went into the sea, I promised God that if I made it the shore alive, I would never sin ...

... Young European ladies with a sarong wrapped around well defined gold colored hips and legs, a bikini top completing the exotic dress attire, proudly walking around the sand tracks on Kho Tao feeling happy with their lives, content to work here on this little tropical pearl in the Thai ocean. Scuba diving is the main attraction of Kho Tao with people coming from all over the world to get their Padi Dive Certificate here at all over the island scattered dive schools ...

... get a lift back in the ambulance (read hospital truck), and the girls went home, and we went back out, although no longer really in the mood after a somewhat sobering experience! The next night I stayed up to watch the Inter match on the same beach, although it was much quieter, and enjoyed it thoroughly. We then headed to Koh Tao to chill out for a week or so, where we are now! I hope you enjoyed the blog, and I will get some pictures up at some point!

... a few hours, which was amazing. the day was ended on a ****** note though, they brought us to the little island just off koh tao called koh nang yuan where twins and japanese garden dive spots are. the isand is quite pretty because there are two islandy rock things joined my a strip of white sand beach, however its become quite ******. you have to pay to get on, there is one ridiculously expensive resort, its crowded with fat stupid two week vacationers in speedos and they wont let you ...