SCUBA

We flew out of Bangkok yesterday and arrived in Ko Samui at 8 am, 5 hours before we were supposed to board our boat to Ko Tao. So we had five hours to kill in a place where things don't open until 10. So we walked along the beach until 10 and then drank at a beach bar until 1 when the boat was ready to board. I think I amused the waitstaff with my endless questions that went unanswered because they had no idea what I was saying. The boat trip was absolutely hilarious because the full moon party had just ended and we picked up a bunch of people from Ko Phangnan. We ended up on boat at twice its capacity of people and no air conditioning. People were laying down in the aisles and everyone was sweating. Alot. All I could do was laugh.

Today I woke up at like 6 in the morning and decided since I was in the "SCUBA capital of the world" it would be a sin not to dive while I was here. So I anxiously sat around the room until 7 when I came downstairs in my pajamas and tried to explain to the lady at the front that I wanted to scuba dive TODAY. Not tomorrow and that I didn't dive yesterday. So she woke up the dive master that apparently lives across the street and I signed up (with a very groggy brazilian man that didn't speak english either) for the 8 am dive. I then convinced Catherine to come so she could snorkel the same sights. It was amazing! We did two dives, the first was Mango Bay but I only stayed down for 40 minutes because my right ear began aching. But after a bit of a rest I was ready for the next dive at Japanese Garden. This dive was absolutely beautiful and we were able to see eels, starfish, sea urchins, porcupine fish, a school of baracudas, and more fish and coral than I could ever name. The colors were so brilliant. To say the least, I had an awesome time. We also met some really awesome sisters from Ireland and the cutest couple from Australia. We all had lunch together and then walked to this private beach that was stunning. We had a great day today!