Scuba in Koh Tao

At Christmas dinner I ate at least 3 lbs of food, I know this because I weighed myself before and after. I pat myself on the back for this conquest. It far exceeded my Canadian appetite during the holidays. We spent Christmas dinner at a friend of Gary's, where 30 people attended eating a combination of Thai and Canadian cuisine. The Thai ladies sat at their own tables and seemed to have their own fun at hand. I decided to investigate and learned (with some minor misunderstandings) that these gossip queens talk about everything! Yes, if you can imagine it...I'm sure you don't want to.

Dave and I took off on a flight for bangkok on Boxing Day morning, which was just Wednesday for the Thais. We learned the true meaning of congestion when we tried to get a train, any train at any time out of Bangkok to Chumphon (the ferry location to Koh Tao). Every train was booked solid, so we made due with an all night bus and morning ferry. We arrived this morning groggy and confused, so it was a blessing that Ban's Diving Resort had everything arranged for us. Including a beautiful upscale room with our most cherished shower to date. We've already had 3 hours in scuba diving theory and tomorrow will be our first pool dive. We like it hear already, but have noticed that everything is much more expensive.