16 MaySleeping late, we woke up at 09h00, finished up and took the scooter to the other side of the island where we bought tickets for the ferry to Chumporn and a bus to Bangkok. We visited some of the dive shops to look for masks that would fit. Compared to RSA the prices are really good and as we did a course through Simple life divers we were given 10% discount. We ended up buying two really nice masks for R600 a piece. We were even able to buy New BCD's for R...

15 MayThis morning I had to complete the last 2 theory chapters before writing exams for the remainder of the morning. The boat went out again to Chumpon Pinnacle where they spotted a whale shark that everyone on the boat saw, our luck! At lunch I went and bought some lunch before heading back home. Leanne had been passed out for the duration of the morning due to the pills, I have never seen her sleep so much. Then again I could do with some extra sleep, the pas...

14 MayLeanne's ear problems persisted today but she now had throat pain and a cough, she tried using some of the medication we had brought with but this didn't help. She decided to stay in bed for the duration of the day with the hope of sleeping it off. Meanwhile I had to go to Simple life to be examinated on the Rescue diver theory by Alex, one of the instructors. At lunch I headed to one of our favorite restaurants, purchase some food and headed home to check ...

13 MayWe're up early, I have to complete the First and Second Aid theoretical tests that I have to submit before we go on the dive. 07h00 we gather at Simple life for the Chumpon dive, the best diving site in Koh Tao and known for seeing Whale sharks around April/May. We collect our kit and head to the beach where we wait for the longtail to pick us up. After an hour the longtail arrives, we pack our kit on the boat with the other 20 people, climb aboard hoping i...

12 MayUp at 09h30 I head down to Simple Life to start with the rescue course, today will be a full day of First Aid, Second Aid and CPR. Bex, my instructor sits with me obtaining all the relevant information before I start watching the DVD. The DVD itself is longer than 2 ½ hours! I break for lunch at 12h00 and head back to look for Leanne not confident that she will be back at the flat. I had told her earlier that I would be doing the theory the whole...