Koh Tao Anankhira Ko Tao

... so much fun that I just couldn't resist, and signed up as soon as I could! Simon also showed us the accommodation choices; as the dorms were pretty decent and free with the course, we opted to stay there. Once we'd dealt with all of the paperwork, we were given an SSI book (SSI is being the international diving organisation) and some homework sheets, and told to meet back up in two hours' time. Simon was to be our instructor, and the three of us were in ...

... but I haven't been able to bring myself to do that yet.

You don't wear shoes for most of the school day. In fact, you really only wear them between classes and during lunch, where we eat in the "canteen" as they call it. You take off your shoes before you go up the stairs to a building and leave them outside the classrooms. You buy lunch in the canteen for 20 baht (less than a dollar) and there are other things such as fruit, crepes, slushies, ice cream, etc. available. And ...

... br>We've been debating what to do next from here, whether or not to move on to another island or go explore somewhere completely different. We looked into doing a trip to see James Bond island (where The Man with The Golden Gun was filmed) but it seems to expensive for just a day trip. So we came to the decision to stay where we are for another 3 nights even after todays little annoyances we still really like this place and still want to see some more fishes.

Gaz & LJ

... by Lubi and Monkey man who have taken us to diving centre and helped us to find a some bungalow accommodation which was a great help and what was even bigger advantage if you booked a diving course with the them you got discount on accommodation which was great. Got a great bungalow 5 metres away from the beach which was fantastic and we didn’t even have to pay lot. PADI course lasted 4 ...

... the nite before we head back to Ireland on Tuesday the 25th.. So this is gonna be our last blog :( its been an amazing adventure for the two of us, we've enjoyed every minute of it and we'd do it all again if we could.

Thanks so much for reading our blogs, we hope we didnt bore you too much! even though we're sad to be leaving here we're really looking forward to seeing everybody when we get home.

For the last time.. goodbye from Thailand,

Ferg and Sarah

... we realized that it is way to big to walk, so we had to hitchhike with the funniest Thais ever :) Instead of seeing the waterfalls etc they spent all stops powdering their faces, but alright ;)
However, I saw my first monkeys in wildlife!!!, beautiful waterfalls and we were eating blessed dragonfruit on the back of a pick-up on a speed of 120km/h. Trust me, it's an experience!! :)

So, that was it in Ayutthaya, loved the nights at the bar :)

... didn't have too much of a late one.
Getting into bed was a slight bit of hassle, because of having to meticulously tuck the mosquito net under the bed itself, but we could feel so many more mozzies here - little *******s. Loved me, but Pete had 2/3 bites!

I was lying in this double bed [cheaper, don't judge me] reading a book, when Pete leapt up and broke through the net. I was like "What are you doing?", and he said he'd seen a spider that big run across his legs - and ...

... of fat on her, and is a real bubbly girl. I have a friend named Misa who is 4'11", and we all called her "fun sized." That describes Noi as well (sorry Misa!). It must be something about being a tiny girl that makes you just a bundle of energy and a lot of fun. Anyway, you can imagine 6'3" me with little tiny 4'11" Noi. But she's just so much fun and has so much energy I can't refuse ...

... We checked out and mailed packages to the Elliotts and the Youngs. We walked up and down Khoa San for the Turkish Kabeb guy, but he was not open yet. We saw his cart parked and locked up. I had Pad Thai for lunch instead and Bill really enjoyed his smoking hot chicken and cashews. I tried a coconut shake, it was OK, I should have ordered pineapple. We went back to the hotel to use the internet and pay our bills from back home. For the 1st time ever, all the ...

Another early start in the morning and a trip to Ayutthaya which is North of Bangkok and was the old capital of Thailand. It was sacked and destroyed by the Burmese about 400 years ago and the royal family moved the capital close to where Bangkok is now. Good fact - Bangkok is not the real name of the city, just it's nickname. The real name is the longest name in the ...