Ahh messages! So there is life in england other then my mummy and Olly!?!? Thank you everyone...and yes diving is extrememly cheap and so worth it! x x And to jess, olly and mum - no, no, no....my rucksacks (yes plural) are heavy enough! x
Sophie's Mum Again
Olly this is for you and anyone else who's wondering, I was!!! 9,000 THB = £131.65 and 7,700 THB = £112.63 which is extremely cheap. Sophie speak soon, love you YLM xxx
Sophie's Mum
If we're putting in our orders I'll have a baby elephant, it might be less trouble than millie! Lovely to talk to you yesterday and so glad you're having a fantastic time now but please come home when its time as I miss you terribly or I'll have to come out there and get you!!! Looking forward to speaking to you later and seeing you on the webcam! Hope it works. YLM xxx
Olly Mcrowlandstein
Can i have a huge vat of cat soup if your bringing stuff back for people? cheers. (im not a clever boy, im a lazy boy who cant be bothered to get a calculater, so ill guess)
Jess
Alrite guys! Glad to hear the weathers picked up, diving sounds amazing, im soooo jealous! Please please bring me back a baby shark, i will keep it in my bath and name him Dave. Also please make sure its a male shark as a female named Dave is just silly! Love u all loads and come back soon, cos we've been invaded with newlings an they scare me! Lots of love Jess x x =)
Emms
o belly it sounds absolutely beautiful im soooo glad ur having a wicked time! diving sounds mint and count me in for ur plans to cambodia, laos etc cos that sounds perfect! hope the ear is feeling ok my lovely! great to get ur email to hear ur having such an ace time and to answer qst... yes! lol love u trillions xxxxx
Sophie
o....sorry! BTW theres about 60THB to the pound...you're a clever boy, so you can work it out! x x
Sophie
Right...Oliver: For the Open Water course (beginners) with Easy Divers, it cost 9,000 THB (with 4 nights accomodation) to do 4 fun dives, as well as learn the basic underwater skills, setting up your BCD...bouyancy skills and a few other bits. For the Advance, because we did it with the same company it was only 7,700 THB which was 5 more dives, including a navigation dive where we learnt roughly how to naviagate underwater (harder then it sounds) advance bouyance skills like swimming through caves, floating upside down. a night dive, which is self explanatory, a dive with a camera - which was optional, and the deep dive - where u dive to 30m and then you can go to 30m anywhere. With both courses you also earn a Padi recognised licence, the most prestige and best you can get! From here, and my steps next yr u can do the rescue course, then the DMT (diver master trainee) then on to instructor...then the WORLD! Hope this answers all questions...but ask again if u need to x x
Sophie's Family
Hello Sophie and Co!
Glad you're all having a great time although sorry to hear about your ear infection Sophie, wish you better, keep taking the tablets, go easy on the grog! Three weeks in, what an adventure so far lucky you. Am seriously considering my holiday to Thailand next year!
Take care, speak soon YLM xxx
Olly Mcrowlandstein
Hey Soph, how much is all the diving costing you? and what do you get for how ever much it all cost?! WOOP WOOP
Paul's Mum
Just to let you know that hop along has arrived home and is now on heavy duty antibiotics which seem to be doing the trick with his foot. He is all the better for the West Ham result too!
Glad that Jonny has found you and hope that the three amigo's have a great time for the next 3 weeks. xxxx
Sophie
umm...Paul should be in the UK now, so feel free! Jonny joined us for the advance - it was so amazing, we dove to 30m, navigated (sort of) on our own, took photos and also, the best - swam at night with only a torch for light! I came up so so happy! Don't think we are going to hit Phi Phi now, because the weathers supposed to be bad and don't want to ruin the experience. Also, I've gained what is commonly known here as Koh Tao syndrome. ie: i don't want to leave! Definitely planning on a couple more dives, and am already planning on coming back to do the dive master course - encouraged by most of the staff here...Who are awesome!! That's all for now, girls-you'll be getting an email at some point today or tomorrow so be prepared! x x