Sawadee After dinner we sat at the beachside bar with our instructors and watched the DVD of our second days diving at Twins and Chumphon. The cameraman made us look really good and the whole thing is put to music and is really professional. There was no pressure but we ended up buying a copy, a bit pricey at 40 quid but a good tool to bore you all with when we get back!!!! Last night we had the mother of all thunderstorms, it started at around 2am and kept us ...

Sawadee Today our judgement day started at 6.30am, and we had our last 2 dives to complete to gain our PADI certification. At 8am we had reached Chumphon Pinnacle, our first dive site. I was feeling a bit queasy as the ride on the boat had a bit of roll and once in the water I fed the fish(was sick!!!) I really hope they liked Jam Pancakes. There was a slight current but we descended down to 18 metres and had a swim around and saw lots of fish even though the ...

Sawadee Today we got another step closer to our PADI Open Water qualification. We spent the morning worrying about the dives then the time came to check our equipment and board the boat for the dive site. It was just a short ride on the boat to Twins dive site. Here we had 2 dives to 12 metres and had to perform several skills while under the water. On the first dive it was more relaxed and a fin pivot and weights to remove and put back on and also remove regul...

Sawadee You will not be surprised to know that we have had a bit more rain today but not as much as the last 3 days. It was an early start today as we met for our confined water skills by the pool at 8am and then had to perform 18 key skills while in the pool. Some were easier than others and for some you have to take off your mask under water and swim around then another skill requires your air to be cut under water by turning off your air supply and then havi...

Sawadee We woke up this morning and it was still raining, the 3rd straight day it is unbelievable. We lazed around this morning and then enrolled on our PADI course at 1.30pm. It is pretty intense and we have just spent 5 1/2 hours in the classroom learning all the techniques and safety drills that we need to dive safely. That is as long as we can remember them all!!! Our instructor is really experienced and has been diving for over 14 years and has done over ...