The Boat.....

I finished my open water course and am now a certified scuba diver.  The last dive was amazing, we saw a huge school of barracudas, swam with a school of bat fish and saw a small yellow box fish, which is exactly what it sounds like, a small, yellow fish shaped like a box.  

The dive boat is not usually a place where you strive to look your best.  Most people get up, brush their teeth, and get on the boat; it's rare to see someone who has used a hair brush.  Any attempt at vanity is lost the second you dive into the water.  I had the pleasure of sharing my journey with a Japanese group who were all pretty well put together.  Each person had their own mask, snorkel, wetsuit, fins, and high-tech underwater camera, you know, the basics.   There was one gentleman in the group whose blondish-orange hair color reminded me of what happens when you mix a bottle of peroxide and a day in the sun.  However, the true stand out was a woman who came decked out in a hot pink, rhinestone studded bikini with matching tutu (or swim skirt as some may call it) and matching 2" high plastic flip flops.  To top the whole thing off, between dives, she was combing her eyebrows.  Honestly, who does that on land, better yet on a dive boat?  

Ko Tao continues to be relaxing.  I went to Nang Yuan today, a small island nearby.  I did a little hiking and a little snorkeling then came back for a Thai massage.  Those ladies have got it down when it comes to massage.  They poke and bend almost to the point where you think something may break, but it feels great afterwards.