SNORKELLING FOR SHARKS IN SHARK BAY DAY 70: Kao Tao We decided to have a change of scenery today and give one of the other beaches a chance at wowing us, so after breakfast we had a taxi pick us up and take us to Shark Bay on the other side of the island. We did consider walking as it didn't look too far on the map, about 4km, but the trouble with maps is that they're not 3D. And after our cab ride there we were glad we didn't walk. It was up and down some pr...

SAME, SAME BUT DIFFERENT DAY DAY 69: Koh Tao Didn't get to sleep until about 3.30am this morning for the noises being made by whatever was running around on the roof and the slightly loud and heavy rain throughout the night. Our room is really nice but you can hear a pin drop about three doors down, the walls are so thin. After breakfast I felt like wandering into the main village of Sairee, about 30 minutes away, and as the weather was cloudy I thought I'd ...

TOTALLY CHILLED NOW DAY 68: Koh Tao Today was, as I'm sure the rest of our days here in Koh Tao will be, very similar to what we've done already; sit on the beach reading, soaking up the sun and doing a bit of snorkelling. And maybe a snooze. I made a good dent in the last part of my second book today, which is gracefully titled 'No sh!tting in the toilet' - a humorous alternative travel guide based on the author, Peter Moore's being-stuck-in-absurd-situations...

THINGS THAT GO 'CRUNCH' IN THE NIGHT Day 67: Koh Tao Last night saw me get a much better night's sleep, even though the banging on the roof continued. And I'm sure animals are the cause as they keep laughing after it hits the roof. The only thing that really woke me up was at about 5am when Jen was trying to plug her iPhone in to charge it and all I could hear was her scratching round trying to find the adapter hole. It was only when I awoke at the second tim...

SUNSHINE AT LAST Day 66: Koh Tao I had a pretty restless night's sleep last night, probably due to the huge amount of sleep during the day, the loud music we could hear from the town below and the constant dropping of rather large things on to our roof from the trees above. Seriously, they sound like coconuts being thrown down, loud enough to wake me up every time. When we got up, we had a lovely four course breakfast (God, I love buffet breakfasts) overlook...