Saturday, October 18, 2008
First and pretty much last day in Koh Tao...
So i woke up around 11 for my dives at 12. I went down to the shop around 1145 to check in and fill out some forms. They said we'd be leaving around 1215 so i grabbed a sandwich. 12 15 rolls around and we're still not movin. 1230 rolls around and i ask if i can just make a quick hit on the internet before we leave and they say the bus will be here soon. So 1250 rolls around and i say eff this i'm gonna go use the internet, knock on the door when we're leavin. So we finally leave at 1 pm. The gear is not already on the boat so i have to carry my own bag which is something i havnet had toi do before. We take a taxi to the "sister dive shop" and when we get down there there are sooooooo many people! When i was diving in koh phi phi i had the instructor and one other person with me and there were maybe 15 peopl ppl on the boat which are good numbers. So groups of about 12 pplk jump on speed boats and get taxied to a big boat. In the end there are 55 people on the boat and 5 in my group! That is wayyyyy too many people. Not to mentiopn the other companies that are at the same dive site. So it took quite a while to get in the water because your waiting for alot of people and i hate waiting when i ahve dive gear on, i just wanna get in the water. My instuctor had such a thick accent that i could barely understand him which isnt good. There were 2 advanced divers and me and another lady had our open water and there was the dive master. I was supposed to kinda stick with the other open water diver but she dragged her ass on both the dives! there was no way i was stayin with her the whole time. The visability wasnt that great down there, not even close to as good as Koh Phi Phi. So we finished the first dive and got back on the boat, i always get kinda a sea sickness feeling on the boat but i ahve never thrown up. The divemaster gave me a sea sickness pill. I was about to take the pill and i thought about swallowing it and right there i vommited! All over the boat, lol for some reason no one noticed. So i went to the back of the boat which was close and vommited 3 more times. I felt better:) I went on the 2nd dive and it was pretty much the same deal, slow partner, took forever to get in the water, bad vis. I knew it was gonna be like that at any dive shop on the island. Koh Tao is a nice place, really chill. But when I'm by myself chill is not a good place to be. When I'm by myself i need a party to meet people. There are some cool bars here but just not the right kind. I ended up meeting up with Maz last night and we had some drinks and what not. They are leaving today and so am I. I leave at 2 and i'll get back to bangkok at 5 am then i take a train to Laos. I'm looking forward to Laos because i always hear good things. Then again I'm kinda gettin tired of traveling by myself, kinda too lazy to make the effort to meet people. I just wanna get home and sleep in my own bed where the temp is normal. Eat a home cooked meal. Watch some tv. Eat Canadian food. And most of all be with my friends. I miss my friends alot! I should be home pretty soon, i jsut dont know how soon, could be a week could be 2 or 3?
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