Taa Toh Lagoon Diving Resort Ko Tao

I woke up again at 6:30am. Most of the people on the boat were awake as we pulled in to the island of Koh Tao. I was grateful for the bed and I had definitely caught some sleep, but I'd also moved around a lot and had definitely watched the sunrise through the windows. Now the boat had moored and we all sort of scrambled up, fully awakened from our stupor and grabbing our bags as we watched our big bags get unloaded onto the crowded dock.<br><br>We jumped off the ...

... br><br>day one consisted of 3hrs in the classroom, some theory taught by chris, our instructor and watching a dvd made by padi. than after lunch we were onto the boat! officially, a padi course consists of a number of short "confined dives", basically dives in a pool to get you used to equipment, before taking to the open water. but easy divers prefer to do these dives off shore, in about 2-3 m, making it far more interesting, as during the skill ...

... so I lifted my foot out of the salty water and it started to bleed quite badly. Panic set in.<br> <br>I hopped to the shore waiting for Emma to return, fearing sharks would smell my blood in the water. Emma returned and patched me up and then told the hotel owner who got me a motorbike ride to the clinic. Moments later I was lying on a table and being stitched up. It all happened very fast.<br><br>Emma arrived shortly after and caught a glimpse of my foot ...

... white bow on my beautifully tanned back. If I could offer you one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. Well, either that or undoing your bikini top before you lie on a Thai beach for a few hours.<br><br>Still, sunbathing did lead me to meet my next group of companions, a raucous crowd of Irish girls on holiday for a few weeks. They weren&#8217;t shy about boys and drinking and before long we&#8217;d attracted the attention of a Thai waiter at a ...

... and they will arrange it. <br>On first impression on arrival at Nang Yuan it seemed just as we had seen in the pictures although closer inspection found that it was perhaps a bit less than pristine. We were quickly signed in and assured that our continuing journey would be arranged for us. We were then unceremoniously chivvied along by the manager who dispatched his &#8217;boys&#8217; to carry our bags. We were surprised when, after a short walk around the corner past the dive ...

... camera, I have no photos to share, but I did see Nemo and Dory, and several clownfish setting up in anemones! My favorites were the small electric blue fish. Unfortunately, you can also see here where the coral is bleaching and has bleached. There isn't much action on climate change in this part of the world, but a change of only a degree or two can decimate coral. Anyway, enough of my weak sauce "information" and on to the adventure part ...

... Jamaican reggea music in the resort`s restaurant, the salty smell of a grand ocean full with tropical fish that attracts foreign tourists from all over the world bend on getting their Padi Dive Certificate and feasting their eyes on all that down under the surface of the sea, beautifull sea life created by Mother Nature. I walk through small sandy lanes lined by souvenir shops, clothes made of silk and cotton sold at ...