Left Koh Phangnan yesterday by ferry- in typical Asian fashion it showed up an hour late so I didn't get in until about 8pm. My friends were on the earlier ferry (which was sold out when I went to go book) so they met me and already had a place to stay which I appreciated.
They're doing they're diving course through a different company but we're really close to each other. My course starts tonite with a little intro and then we start the practical part tomorrow! I'm really looking forward to it. I've only done a little snorkelling before when I was in Australia so it'll be completely new.
The company I'm diving with offers free accommodation with the course which is great for a thrifty traveler like myself. The description of the room on he website painted a pretty grim picture about what the room was like, and they weren't lying- but it's free and I really won't be spending much time in there. It's hoootttt and with 6 beds, the single fan doesn't really do anything. It actually feels like it just blows hot air haha.
Koh Tao is beautiful! It's small, only 21km squared. In Thai "koh" means island, and "Tao" means turtle- so turtle island! The vibe is a lot more relaxed here, Koh Phangnan was so much of everything, 24 hour techno music blasting didn't really allow you to relax. I could spend a lot of time here and like a lot of the other places I've been, there are all types of people. There are a couple high end hotels/ bungalows all the way to free dorm beds.
Throughout the next week or so our group will slowly start diminishing. Dan has already left because he wanted to fish on Koh Samui instead of dive.. And then after diving everyone seems to have different agendas. Ill be off to Krabi to climb, and then Indonesia and Cambodia! So much to look forward to.
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