Got up early, checked my emails and Facebook and ate a very satisfying breakfast. Was the perfect start to such a beautiful day! Actually plucked up the courage to go and sit in the sea and sunbathe for a while. Got a text from Paul who I had met briefly a few nights back asking me if I wanted to go out with him and a couple of other girls tonight. Certainly took him up on the offer. Met at 7.30pm for food and met Ash and Tash! They are such lovely girls; from...

I woke up late with a banging headache this morning. Served me right, but was well worth it! I climbed the giant hill again! Couldn't resist the beautiful view along with the free wifi! Didn't do too much during the day. Just relaxed on the beach, ate lunch on a beautiful balcony and listened to music. Ended up recovering from last night, but decided to hit the sack early anyway. I needed a good sleep!

Woke up early for the start of a long day. Pretty excited but mote nervous than anything. Got a taxi at 8.30am to the pier and set off around Koh Tao. The first location, I stayed on the boat, going to get in but then scaring myself. But, by the time the second location came around, I had talked myself into just going for it. I 'plopped' into the water and swam around. Felt like I was going to have a heart attack, but carried on swimming around the coral. I saw...

Felt really homesick today as I didn't feel too great: felt sick and dizzy. It was just a mixture of hear and being somewhere different on my own. Decided to stay out of the sun as much as possible, as yesterday and the day before proved that I burn too easy! I found what Jules and Col would call a "floating road" that leads up to an absolutely huge hill - so steep, I felt like I was going to pass out! But, "feeling the burn" was well worth it as the view was s...

Woke up and discovered some hilarious texts from last night. Headed straight to the beach and ate fruit as Jules suggested! Made sure I was covered in sun lotion as I had burnt my back yesterday. Had a walk around in the afternoon and discovered a few cool places. This evening, I made friends with two cool guys: Julien and Sam. They were a little older than me, but were good company for the night...and bought me all my drinks! Perfect! Also found out that Mal...