A big, huge slice of Heaven....

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This one is short and sweet, I'll definitely try and get a picture on this one soon or to circulate....but a big slice of heaven on earth is the tropical island of Ko Tao - we have a beach bungalow 10 feet from the beach and pristine, bathtub tropical water. The three of us will be breathing underwater for the first time in about 30 minutes - on our way to becoming dive certified!

The only bad thing is that it really throws a wrench in your remaining travel plans....I mean, who wants to leave this!!!???

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Photos

Luke sleeping in chumpon
We took the VIP bus to Chumpon which left us with two hours to kill waiting on the Seatrak ferry. Some of us made better use of it than others:)

Luke and Holli
Pulling in on the Seatrack to Ko Tao!

Ko Tao harbor
Small bungalows on the island...not ours but they sure looked enticing!

New Way Diving Center
We couldn't recommend this dive outfitter more! The staff is great and we're going back next week to complete our advanced diving cert.

Our fearless dive instructor
This is Graham...definitely recommend him.

Luke and Holli
Dining at one of our favorite spots on Ko Tao beach. Sitting on bean bag chairs watching the sunset...it just doesn't get better.

barbeque
Many ko tao beach front restaurants will barbeque fresh fish, corn and potatoes every night. It's a little pricy but well worth it!

Shrimp crackers
Holli and I fell in LOVE with these. They serve them as appetizers with spicy chili sauce. They go very nicely with a cold glass of white wine. We recommend Fizz on sairee beach.

Luke and the prawn
Look at the size of that thing!

Holli, Luke, Anna - post-dive
Heading up to the top deck to 'decompress' before the next dive.

Everything is OK!
As you can see, we all paid attention during the scuba sign language course:)

Last dive
We never wanted to resurface. Can't wait to go back!

Final Exam!
Luke finishing up his exam!

Holli
Holli is trying to calculate decompression time....a little more complicated than we thought!

Front porch of our bungalow
The bungalow was right on the beach....