SO the last 3 days have been AWESOME!!! I am offically fresh off the boat from North Similans! Katy, Frank, Diego(I), Rowland (DI) and Karen (DI) plus 8 other guests boarded the Parinee and set off for the most famous dive site in thailand .. Richelieu Rock... plus koh bon, surin islands and koh tachai! Our role of the trip was to observe.. get involved.. learn the ropes of the how wicked runs.. learn how to do dive briefings, navigation, currents etc. So from th...

So the last week has been mad! Long long days consisting of lectures, pool sessions and one exam! Im learning heaps... how to teach skills underwater, teaching student to set up scuba equipment and diving physics (which a got 100% NERD!)! On tuesday the 30th we had our offical welcome dinner at wicked cafe where we got a delicious free meal and beer! great to to chat and be relaxed with everyone!!!!! Later in the week i met Steph who's from france travelling ar...

WOWEEEE. big 2 days! Yesterday was my first day underwater! Katy,Frank, Nina, Diego and Annie (the trainee rescue diver) headed out in a long tail for the day! Katy and I assisted Nina with her rescue course and were the victims for annie to rescue. great experience! the diving was not bad. great visability tho not to much coral.. but we saw cuttlefish, morays, nudies, crabs and just really enjoyed the 30.5 degree water! ha! we had lunch on board and just enjoye...

Alrightly.. 2nd day training starts with a bang! Before I get on today I'll finish off yesterday arv! So the meeting stated at 2pm (3pm Thai time), we went through all the paperwork, selected our brands of courses.. Katie N i decided on doing ssi whereas the boys opted for PADI. We went through our course structure and came to realise we only have 3 days off out of the whole 40 we r here! We r gonna be busy. Lots of theory, exams, preparation, presentations, guid...

25th of November = official day of dive training!!! I met the crew last night as well as the other trainees that I'll b spending the next 6 weeks with! So Diego (from Mexico city) I met last year breifly.. He looks exactly like a dive master I met working at wicked last year called Kaarina! Nice guy.. Knows his stuff! Can't wait to pick his brains regarding Diving in the red sea! So the 3 other trainees.. So there is Katie from a Lil town near redding UK, she...