It has been so amazing to be back on the beach again! We are in Koh Tao, Thailand, which is a small little island to the east of mainland peninsular Thailand. The weather has been perfect (fairly hot, but a nice mix of sun and clouds so we haven't been frying ourselves every day), and we had an amazing time getting our diving certifications the first four days that we were here. Today it was nice to just relax and walk around the island a bit....allowing the hangover to resolve without being out on a boat!The top picture is of our bungalow - Krista and I have been quite cozy! Who can complain at $6/night??? No air-con this time, but the fan and mosquito net have been working out quite well. The hammock on the porch has also been put to good use!
The next 2 pics are from the deck of our guesthouse restaurant - we face west and the sunsets have been just beautiful........not to mention the crystal-clear water and !
Finally, a pic of Krista and I on our last day of diving. We had a great group - 4 of us total - Dorthe from Denmark and Ross from LA - plus our instructor, Rick (who is from Hawaii but has been living here for the last 4 yrs).
Our little group has been hanging out since we got here and we're having a blast. We had early, relaxing dinners and not much partying during our diving course b/c of early mornings and lots of choppy boat rides (not too good with a hangover belly), but we all went out last night and had a blast eating, drinking, and dancing on the beach at a little waterfront bar just down the way. We have met a ton of people who came here to dive and just never left........I can't lie and say that hasn't crossed my mind as well. Just have to figure out how to disappear and get out of all of those student loans.........any suggestions are welcome!!!So, tomorrow we leave for a day of travelling to the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia for some trekking in the high jungle. Then, off to Bali and the Gili islands to while away the last 2 weeks on the beaches with more diving, some surfing, and lots of relaxing - and one of the famed SE Asia full moon parties along the way. I can't believe we are already 1/2 way - it has been great so far and I hope the time starts to slow down!
Wish you could all be here!
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HI Travelers,
For some reason I haven't been able to post anything, but it worked today.
Wow What a fun trip. diving, hiking through scary jungles and even scarier seedy bar scenes, waterslides... You sure know how to keep busy. And I love your pictures.
Maybe you guys can bring home pet spiders? And of course we expect you to cook some great Thai food for us when you get home. -- Let us know when amd we'll bring the 1/5 and pepsi.
Take care and have loads of fun. Love, Jim and Janice
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