Author: Shanti

August 3rd, 2019 Brendan finished his course this morning and is now a certified rescue diver!  We checked out of our hotel and had one last lunch at our favorite spot Mama’s.  We went to the ferry terminal where the boat was delayed by two hours but being late seems kind of normal.  Koh Tao…

August 2nd, 2019 Brendan had another day of his rescue course, but it became kind of stormy and his afternoon dives got canceled.  He came back and we got a late lunch.  After that we just hung out in the room for a while as it rained.  The rained stopped so we ended up doing…

August 1st, 2019 Today, Brendan was in his rescue dive course, so I hung out by the pool and did some errands.  I also had my first traditional Thai massage.  I went to a place that had good reviews and was right above the beach.  It was a big covered deck with pads on the…

July 31st, 2019 Today Brendan had a break from his rescue course, and we rented a scooter to explore the island.  We had planned to get a bike from the beginning but since the rescue course had us on different schedules we really didn’t have time to explore the other areas except where we are…

July 30th, 2019 Today I got up at 5am to go out on my morning dives.  Brendan didn’t have to be at the dive shop until later for his rescue training.  Koh Tao has the reputation of being the cheapest place in the world to get your initial open water dive certificate.  I feel like…

July 29th, 2019 After a really hot night in the bungalow without AC we got up and went to find a different accommodation.  We got a smoothie and some breakfast and found a resort just a couple hundred feet down the beach that had AC and a pool which is what I was looking for. …

July 28th, 2019 I got up early and walked around the nice Haad Rin Beach and Brendan took the opportunity to sleep in.  I got some food and brought it back to the room and we decided if we wanted to stay another night on Koh Phangan, or head to the next island Koh Tao. …

July 27th, 2019 Today we got a scooter and went beach hopping.  First beach we hit was Leela Beach.  It was very beautiful and quiet. The next beach we hit was the most popular on the island and where the Full Moon Parties happen.  Haad Rin Beach.  This beach was actually only a few steps…

July 26th, 2019 Am I starting to look like a local yet? Today we left Railay Beach and did a full day journey to Koh Phangan, an island in the Gulf of Thailand.  This involved a small, long-tail boat out of Railay, then a minivan ride across the southern part of Thailand’s mainland, then a…

July 25th, 2019 Our nice room even had a swing out front! It also came with a buffet breakfast that was really great.  They had an omelet bar and things like Thai pancakes.  Brendan was really excited because they had cereal and milk which he has been wanting.  I wanted to stay another night there…