Water world

I am now half-way through my Thailand adventure & I've spent the majority of my time on a small island in the southeast called Kho Tao. It's a very pretty place - your typical island paradise... palm trees, white sandy beaches, clear warm water - but to be honest I haven't seen much of it. Not because copious late night revelling has kept me holed up in my bungalow all day (although admitedly there has been a little of that) but because I've been spending most of my time underwater.

I have learned to dive, First I took the PADI open water course, but by the time you read this I will be a PADI advanced open water diver, and I'm loving it. The equipment gives you total reign over your environment: you are moving around a 3D world - you not only have forward & backward at your disposal, but also up, down, upside-down etc. I imagine it's what it would feel like if you could fly!

And as if this wasn't enough, the aqutic wildlife is amazing. The brightly coloured tropical fish makes you feel like you are swimming in an aquarium & the coral and aquatic plants are like nothing you've ever seen on dry land: mad colours and mad shapes!

I probably will move on from Kho Tao in the next day or two, but although I will be leaving the island I will definately still be diving!