Ko Tao

Diving

27.01.2009

We left around 11 am to Ko Tao. On the boat we met Yu, who is a shop girl from AC Resort/Phoenix Divers.
We met about 100 more shop girls, but we liked here most so decided to go with her. The prices
were pretty much the same everywere so it didn't really matter. They offer open water corse
including 4 nights accomodation for 900 or 9800 depending on what company we want to learn diving
with. I went with SSI, not because it was cheaper but I just liked it more.
I found out later that it was the right desission.
We made a brake and thought of starting the diving course the next day.
Thats me having my lunch

and thats the view I have while having my lunch

The next day, Ariane got problems with her ears, so she couldn't go diving. I started on my one
and met Richy there. He's Austrian, from Salzburg and turnde out to be quite funny.
We became buddies (that's how your diving partner is called)
Thats Richy having his noodle soup

We were only two in the group but had 2 teachers, so one each which was cool because every time we
went down, each of us had his own instructor training the scills with us.
We enjoyed it so much, we started the advanced open water course after passing the exam on the
first open water course.
All together we went for 10 dives. Thats me in my diving suit.

We had one day off to relex and so, but what did Richy and Ariane do? They took my up to a mountain by food during the midday heat. Thats the view point

Them, discussing the way back

and the way back home

Thats me in the diving suit

And thats Richy and me on the boat

And thats one of the instructors (non of ours) climbing up on deck.

Thats on the boat.

Oh, and those are the cigarettes. Different warning than ours. The put picktures of all kinds of
cancer on it, or bad teeth or whatever disguasting pickture.

All together we stayed 7 nights on Ko Tao. I don't have so many picktures because I was busy diving
all the time. This is quite tiring.

On monday, the day of my last dive, we left in the evening by night boat. They put some matresses next
to each other in two rows. And people just lie next to each other, without nowing each other.

Thats the boat