the island of ko tao is a mecca for scuba diving. i met sean and his friend rachel at the airport in bangkok. we spent a day hanging out and then we were island bound.
the island is pretty touristy in spots, and quiet in others. we chose the quiet southern beach to base ourselves at and got a failry decent room near the beach. the weather was pleasant and the water was as warm as a bath. sean got his open water certification, and i got my advanced. the dives on the advanced were really cool. we did a deep dive (30m = 100ft!) and a night dive that was absolutely surreal. we saw stingrays, batfish, damsel fish, urchins, moray eels, crabs, shrimp, and even an enormous puffer fish! i loved the diving there so much i'm considering going back to get my divemaster. in late march the whale sharks are supposed to be migrating and its supposed to be a life changing experience to swim next to those giants. getting my divemaster would require 4 weeks of diving, but after the certification i could lead dives and get paid to do so!
anyway, i hope to post some more pictures soon. sean and i are heading to chiang mai in a few days where i'll finally get to settle for a bit and take some of the classes i;ve been wanting to do.
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