Dving in Koh Tao

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well i can say that scuba diving is going to be the highlight of my trip! chris and i completed the Open Water Dive of our PADI license, which took about four days. First day was all classroom work with lame videos haha... second day half classroom half in the pool. Starting in the pool is a great idea, but alot hard then you'd think... you're bumping into people and it makes you feel closed in... i was a litlle worried going out in the ocean, but honestly the second you put your head under you are blown away by the scenery (can you call it that underwater?) we dove 4 times off the island of koh tao... amazing reefs and coral, saw gorgeous fish, a school of baracuda above our heads, and these hideous but dangerour fish called Triggers. Our instructour was great, this old guy from new zealand... took our group of 5 into a cave on our first dive! our deepest dive was 18 meters... kinda hard on the ears, but once you learn to equalize and go slow, its amazing what you can see! im so excited that i think i'll continue diving in Cambodia and get my Advanced Divers certification! The first could was about 9000B(about $300 canadian) which is such an amazing price for diving in one of the top spots in the world! uncle rick... these islands should definitely be on your list next!

the island of koh tao is amazing... such a great vibe, lots of surf shops, restaurants, but with a small feel. everyone on the island drives around these motorocylces... pretty crazy driving. to get a "taxi" up to our resort... you hop into the back of a pickup truck (brand new toyota's ?!) and give them 100B adn they take you up.... not the safest but alot of fun. wish i could have taken a pic while on the back... but i'd needed both hands haha.

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Photos

Diving
under the boat getting our gear all set... its up to you to get it all right. i checked my air supply at least 10 times haha

Long Tail Boats
these boats are in and out all day long bringing divers new air tanks

Koh Tao
rocks around the dive site in Koh Tao. Our 4 dive sites included Twin Peaks, White Rock and Japanese Gardens. Sorry no pics underwater... maybe next time!

Scuba Group
our instructor giving us a briefing before our 3rd and 4th dives... ealry morning, on boat by 7am!

Comments

[Cheryl]

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Jenna! Great pics and commentary to go with! Looks like you guys are having an awesome time, such nice scenery... you sure you'd take it over the beautiful landscape of the hammer?? haha How long are you traveling for?? Anyways, keep on blogging! It's a great way for me to keep up and of course... procrastinate. Cheers!

[Uncle Rick]

Diving Partner
Now I have a diving partner.....allllllll righttttttttt

[Leah Roncesvalles]

unbelievable jenna!!
Jenna everything sounds unbelievable...i'm soo proud of you and really excited that you're getting to experience all this in ASIA!!! The underwater diving and the dangerous fish above your head would make me freak out but it sounds sooo cool!!! love you darling!! missing you!!

[Brent Lucas]

great pics and sounds like alot of fun!
Jenna It's Uncle Brent...I had some troubles figuring this out..no doubt this message comes late..sorry. You will have to tell what scuba diving is like..I would feel boyant under water I would think. How many were in your party? Will you do it again? That my kind of trip...i say sooooo much fun! Have a safe ride back to chilly Ontario. Love Uncle Brent PS. I am still chasin the girls from my wheelchair...watch your toes!!