Blogs from Ko Samui, South-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 110

naa har jeg tatt Advanced Open Water, og det var kjempeartig!!! Vi hadde fem dykk: naturalist (hvor man laerer aa kjenne igjen forskjellige fisker og koraller under vann), navigation (dykke rundt om kring med kompass), deep dive (ned til 30 meter, vi var bare nede paa 28 meter, men det er rimelig dypt det da... ), multilevel dive (dykking paa forskjellige dybder i samme dykk), og night dive. paa navigationdykket sendte dykkeinstruktoeren oss ut i hytt og pine, og saa skulle vi finne tilbake ved bruk av kompass. det gikk for det meste greit, og vi var like mange naar vi kom tilbake til baaten som naar vi forlot baaten. men, det er veldig lett aa svoemme seg vill under vann. man sier gjerne at en visibility paa 25-30 meter er veldig bra... men det er ... read more

General observations of the Samui Archipelago: 1 - If Thai folk generally drive like madman then the islanders need sectioning. 2 - The long haired locals are suspiciously laid back. 3 - If bungalow construction continues at the rate it is then in 10 years time that is all there will be. Ko Samui is Ko Phangan's older and bigger messed up brother. If Phangan was Jonny Depp, liked to binge but essentially too cool to warrant problematic, then Samui is a drunk from the old school, someone like William Holden or Oliver Reed. Lamai for example is made up of Hua Hin rejects, tattooed skinheads and lascivious men with a penchant for Thai girls. It's only marginally eased by a steep beach that induces impressive waves abetted by the sudden storms that often creep in ... read more

It was back to the buses and boats again, this time to another island called Koh Samui. As per usual, there were plenty of people to meet the boat. We chose a hotel on Cheweng beach 20km away from the port, which meant a long ride in the back of a pick-up truck. The general attitude towards road safety here, and most other things for that matter, is "who gives a shit", which suited us fine. The skin cancer didn't get much attention here due to the rain, so Tiny, Andy and I hired some motorbikes and set out to tour the island. We visited the main town on the island and the originally named Big Buddha, before cooling off in a waterfall. Andy and Tiny lost control at one point and ended up spread over ... read more