Bron and Ibooked ourselves in a Discovery Diving trip to Phi Phi Island. We started the day by being collected from the Hotel at 7.30 and we made our way down to the pier at Chalong Bay.
No time wasted, the boat head off on our three hour cruise (a three hour cruise!!!!). We arrived at the first small island and readied ourselves into our wetsuits, vests and tanks, fins and goggles.
The adrenalin pumping, we followed Roger, our instructor, into the water and then there was no turning back. Bron struggled to get co-ordinated and found the first submerge a bit tough, but we succeeded on the second attempt and soon found ourselves amongst the most beautiful corals, sea life and fish imaginable.
The water was not fantastically clear, but the abundance of aquatic life made up for it. The 40 minutes passed so quick and before we knew it dive number 1 was all over. Back on the boat and a great Thai lunch and then we made our way to the second dive site. Again it was a scurry into our gear and in we go. The second dive was also fantastic and we even swam through an underwater cave – awesome! Once again, 40 minutes and it was all over. Back on the boat and headed back (3 hours again) to the dock. A fantastic day, and a great experience.
We didn’t get back to the hotel until around 7pm, and as the others had already left for dinner, we went to the Ban Yin Dee restaurant, oveerlooking Patong Beach. We had a lovely dinner and cocktails, but we were both spent so we headed home, had lovely massage and then to bed.