Just a quick note. I added some photos to this blog to posts from earlier in the trip. Scroll down and you will see them.
I ended up going diving today afterall. Had a good time, the diving was nice, relatively cheap and saw all sorts of cool animals. At one point a black and white banded sea snake went right by me and my divemaster as he was showing me how to take your mask off underwater (I already know how to do this but they forced a refresher course on me). He didn't see it go by as his mask was off, but I did and my heart pounded. It was about 6 feet long, as thick as a clementine, and very confident underwater. I freaked out, but it went by without further incident. Other than that, saw some sting rays, trigger fish, parrot fish, the regular stuff. Glad I went but pretty sure I'm not going to dive again on this trip. Planning to head to Koh Samui tomorrow.
Going out for dinner now with some Canadians from Toronto I met while diving...
R*
I ended up going diving today afterall. Had a good time, the diving was nice, relatively cheap and saw all sorts of cool animals. At one point a black and white banded sea snake went right by me and my divemaster as he was showing me how to take your mask off underwater (I already know how to do this but they forced a refresher course on me). He didn't see it go by as his mask was off, but I did and my heart pounded. It was about 6 feet long, as thick as a clementine, and very confident underwater. I freaked out, but it went by without further incident. Other than that, saw some sting rays, trigger fish, parrot fish, the regular stuff. Glad I went but pretty sure I'm not going to dive again on this trip. Planning to head to Koh Samui tomorrow.
Going out for dinner now with some Canadians from Toronto I met while diving...
R*
Hey Dude,
After that snake episode, I am really glad to hear you say that you would not be diving there anymore!
Thank you for that special phonecall, you really are the BEST in the whole world.
I will try not to worry but I hope that you are feeling better by the time you read this, please let me know.
Thanx for the pictures, it is wonderful to see you having a good time.
Again at the risk of sounding like a broken record, please take care of yourself, have the most wonderful time and come home feeling like a new person,
I love you, Mom
Randz,
Well it certainly sounds like you're having the time of your life. Admire your calmness about experiencing all the very different culutures and way that people live. I guess at the end of it all people are people no matter where one hails from.
Belated Happy B'day....As I always have to say, take care of yourself, continue to enjoy and see you when you get back. Love, Auntie Pearl
Thanks, Auntie P. Yeah, people are people. Thailand is kinda crazy. One lesson I've learned here is that safety is a luxury we take for granted in T.O.