I spent several days in Bangkok before heading south to Koh Tao, an island off the peninsula. I took a night bus then catamaran, finally arriving at 10 am. Apparently it's the rainy season here, so it's been raining every day. I finally got the chance to dive today. We saw so many fishes, eels, stingray and many many corals, anemones and urchins. It felt great to get back in the water after several years without diving. Tonight a group of us went down to the pier for a local festival where we released paper lanterns into the sky along with a wish. Last night we watched fire dancers on the beach- I was so impressed that they didn't set themselves on fire! Bangkok was interesting. A bit too big for me. But the sky train made for easy travel. We checked out Wat Po, the royal palace, and the weekend market. Also saw a couple movies and went bowling at a local mall. And I tried chicken feet for the first time! Actually, not too bad if you can get over the fact that you're eating a bony foot.
