It was time for a tour of Koh Tao… by boat…

We met up at midday, to catch our own little longtail boat around the island to see a few sites.. Sea sickness pills taken (just in case), we then set off..

Bad timing as waves appeared from nowhere, which gave our driver a hard time getting the boat to go in the right direction… however eventually we made it around the island to Hin Wong Bay.

We snorkelled around looking at the marine life of this quiet bay, and then ended the session by Jenny, Kirsty and me freediving through some underwater caves 6m below the surface.. Brilliant.!

Next stop was the small island next door to Koh Tao, called Koh Nang Yuan. We hopped off our boat and began the climb up to the view point… At the top there were a few granite boulders to climb before getting the famous view…

Then it was back to the bar for a couple of beers, and dinner at Pranee Kitchen… I think we all went home and slept well.

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SD

Today, was a working day… Jenny had Discover Scuba Diving students to attend to, while I created a new promo for the video guys…

We left Dad & Kate to chill out at their hotel for the day… and we were going to meet up in the evening for a BBQ at our pad.

I had lost my phone after leaving the restaurant the previous night… So spent some of the day calling it and sending lock codes out..

Then, a couple of hours running around getting food, making potato salad, and getting the BBQ going…I popped out to check if my phone had been found at the restaurant… and YES!! I have my phone back… Phew!

Dad and Kate eventually arrived after a small downpour and we ate some food and showed them the house….

Then, it was time to retire… Dad & Kate caught a taxi back to their resort… ready for a busy next day touring the island….

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SD

Today, since Dad & Kate had checked out of the Koh Tao Regal to head off to Jamakhiri the day before. we headed up to speak a few hours by the pool.

They were put into a bungalow which had broken air conditioning, and after a few hours of trying to fix it, the hotel gave up and moved them into “The Royal Suite!!!”

Boy had they lucked out…. it was like a palace!!

After admiring the rooms and long balcony with a lovely view, we headed to the pool to chill out and mess around with our Waboba water bouncing ball.

I also had a practice of my breath holding, and reached 1min 55sec…. not bad for an unfit oldie like myself!

After a few hours, it was time for me to head off as I had another meeting with the video company

We reconvened at Safety Stop later for a beverage before heading to Yangs restaurant for a yummy local Thai dinner (hot hot hot!!).

Food done, I managed to sort out a taxi from the dive school to take the guys back to Jamakhiri…

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