In Ko Phangan

Well I have been on the island for seven days now and so I return to Bangkok this evening and then on to Hong Kong tomorrow. I liked the snorkeling so much I decided to take an introduction to scuba diving. I had to learn some basics and take a short quiz before I got into the water with Dik my instructor from Holland. He was a good teacher. He did not mind repeating things especially since I could not have my hearing aid on in the water. We went over some basic skills: how to descend, equalize etc before we proceeded into shallow water and then into about 27 ft of water eventually. It is so much better than snorkeling because you are really amongst the fish as you can do while snorkeling if you dive down for a minute or so. The coral was amazing and I saw many schools of fish and other marine life. I am glad I did it because now I know I would like to get certified in this area when I get back to Canada. My training here counts towards my certification in scuba diving. It has been raining here but it tends to rain and then clear and then rain again. The locals are commenting how this is unusal this time of year because generally the weather is less unsettled. As a result the water is not as clear as it normally is but it is still unworldly under water. I am just about to do some more snorkeling before I leave this afternoon so I will sign off for now.