Paddy in Koh Tao

After the all night partying in Koh Phangan our bodies decided that we needed a well deserved break. Koh Tao, our next destination is famous for being one of the best places in the world for learning how to dive. How could we pass up on such an opportunity. On arriving we signed up for a 4 day PADI diving course. We completed the first 2 days which consisted of class work, homework and even a couple of exams! It was just like being back in primary school but the weather was much better. After passing the exams we were then allowed into the water. In the water we had to do some practicl tests like threading water for 10 minutes and some basic diving skills. These were completed in a swimming pool with all the diving gear.

On the third day we completed out first 2 dives at a depth of 12 metres. Incredible! Nothing could have prepared us for the thrill we got underwater. The fourth day we completed 2 more dives at a depth of 18 metres. We had more fun on these as we were a lot more comfortable with the diving lark. We had a danceoff underwater against the diving instructors to Marcarena which we lost miserably. We also made a human pyramid. All of this is on video a long with some other stuff. The actors really cae me out in us and some are even thinking of hitting Hollywood after their on screen debuts!?!!?!!!?

We are now all certified divers so if anyone needs to dive to 18 metres, we're the crew. After Koh Tao we headed for Patong beach, Phuket. Here we met with Henry Ahern from Farranfore who was out here working. We also visited the Irish Rover bar which is owned by a Castletownbere man, Paul Stonewall. He made us feel right at home. One night we went to a Table tennis competition. Ping Pong is huge in Thailand. The weather wasn't great in South Thailand so just in case our lovely tans started to fade, we decided to head on to Malaysia. Our next stop in the rollercoaster adventure is Malaysia. Fingers crossed we make it ok!