We trecked off to Ao Nang - the nearest beach resort to Krabi town - to look for a cheap diving course and some nice accomodation for us to stay in whilst Mark did it. Well cheap dive courses there were not - apparantly the cheapest and best place to learn to dive is on Ko Tao, where we've just come from! - but we did find a place that gave very nice free accomodation with the price of the dive and at the last minute Rosa decided to go for it and so she and Mark start tomorrow. They have their little books to study and tomorrow is just theory but then they will practise in a swimming pool and then two days of diving in the sea. Meanwhile Melissa and me will live in the lap of luxury with air con, TV, fridge, lovely beach and more shops than fleas on a dog! - oh yes and the highlight for her - a Macdonalds just up the road - well we haven't been in one for at least three months so maybe we'll have to try it.
On the subject of food (one of my favorite subjects in case you hadn't noticed) we ate in a really nice Indian resterant tonight - Thai foood is good but it's nice to have a change now and again - nice guy from Bangalore and really good food - much nicer than the one in Bangkok - yum!!!
It is high season here but very quiet as a result of the tsunami - people are struggling to make a living, doesn't seem to be resulting in cheaper prices though - sadly for us - but at least it's not packed out - which is very nice for us - but not for them!
We hear it's snowing in England - enjoy it, the temperature here was 32 degrees today and that's well hot!- Heather
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Looking forward to hearing from Mark and Rosa how the diving has been. It is lovely to imagine it from the greyness of English February - such an extraordinary contrast. Good luck with the seasickness - I bet you see amazing sights that make it all worth it. One of my students knew all the places we went to and it was great to talk to him. I hope Heather and Melissa re enjoying shopping and chilling - pity about MacDonalds! Much love to you all Jo xxxx
Hi guys! How is the diving course? Do let us know of all the wonderful things you are seeing beneath the water! And how are the other girls? Hope you are relaxing and having fun.
It is still sleeting and snowing intermitantly here - I think we're all dying for spring to arrive, but it shouldnt be long now.
Lots of love to all of you Sashaxxxx
hi there
where is Mark - what is he so busy with that he can't spare a few 12 hour sessions keeping up the blog? No additions to it for ages? I am geting wiithdrawal symptoms - come on get those photos processed - just because you've finished the job application doesn't mean you can chill out you know!
Di
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