Ok well we are now back in England and I have read through my journal and realised that about half the story is missing. I think the easiest explanation is that we ended up taking on a thai style cha-cha approach to life but I have realised that I need to write everything down now so it's not forgotten.
My last day of the dive course was even better than previously. Got up super early to get a lift to get the dive boat out to Sail Rock. As we approached this tiny bit of boring rock sticking up out of the massive ocean I wondered how it could possibly be so popular. It didn't take long to see that this place was beautiful and perfect for diving and snorkelling. The water was so so clear and you could see shafts of light going down into the water even when you were standing on the boat, let alone once you were underneath.
Went down and I wished I could have stayed there forever. It's like another world. Massive massive shoals of different types of fish and tiny animals that you don't notice unless you look really close. We saw massive barracuda and large angel fish. And we saw one really big moray eel...evil looking thing that somehow managed to be beautiful too.
Oh and there was a lovely little family of saddleback fish living in a little patch of anemone. A Daddy, Mummy, big sister and little brother and Mum and Dad were pretty fierce in their protection of their patch, darting out to try and scare off us big ugly divers.
Saw some more baby stingrays which are just so so sweet.
So in short diving was a success and I can no longer remember why I ever thought skiing was a good thing to do...I now have a preferred expensive sport/hobby/obsession?
I felt really sad when I finished diving but was really looking forward to seeing Sarah and her thai family so we got a taxi down to Ban Tai and settle in to our massive bungalow on the beach.
