Sawadee Just before I go on a rant about today must let you know about the great time we had last night at the Night Market here in Hua Hin. We had read about it and decided to take a walk up to see what it was all about, on the way I must have been asked to buy about 20 suits from all the tailors on the street which was entertaining to start with. I found that a polite no was not enough and we just kept on walking!!!! The night market is just lots of stalls s...

Sawadee The weather was kind to us for our 1 1/2 hour crossing from Koh Tao to Chumphon today. Although a bit drizzly the sea was calm and the catamaran was bang on time. Once in Chumphon we had to wait for an hour before we got on the bus bound for Bangkok.The bus ride to Hua Hin was only 4 hours and we passed through lots of little towns on the way but did not get to stop to try any food at the food stalls!!! We rolled into Hua Hin at 5pm and there was the u...

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...