Ko Tao - Day 1

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We rolled into the Chumphon train station before sunrise and then rode a songtaew to the dock. The boat ride was about two hours. On Ko Tao we were met by a guy with our names on a sign and he led us to the main Crystal Dive Resort. We checked in with the dive folks and then got a taxi to the Crystal O’Chai bungalows in Sairee Beach. Neither Dan nor I had been diving within the last six months, so we were required to do this refresher course which took most of the afternoon (basically like doing our check-out dives all over again). After we finished we were pretty hungry, so went to a Mexican place to have lunch and wait for the females. Every night Crystal sets up a seafood bar-b-q on the beach with all kinds of fresh good stuff like giant tiger prawns, shrimp, red snapper, white snapper, brochettes, etc. We got a table and had drinks and dinner on the beach—so good!

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