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Its my last full day in Perhentian Kecil and I will be sad to leave tomorrow. Today i did a discover diving experience! For 200 ringits, about 40 pounds i got shown the basics for scuba diving and then went diving with an instructor. Emma wanted to do a refresher so she came along too. We started by learning the basics such as what to do if you lose your mouthpiece under the water, scary!! And what to do if you get water in your mask. When I first went under (in about 2 metres of water() i was really nervous and so a bit panicky, i thought i wouldnt be able to breathe properly but I soon got used to it. We went diving to 10 metres and when we were descending I had to do something called equalize by making my ears pop. The problem was my right ear wasnt doing it well at the beginning. The women new I ws partially deaf and said it was my choice to do it without going to the mainland and getting checked out by a doctor. Seen as it was my last day I couldnt be bothered so just done it anyway. When we got to 10 metres my ears were fine and diving was amazing. We sawloads of different fish, including pufferfish, butterfly fish, jellyfish, sea cucumbers, lion fish (which were amazing) and even nemo!! lol! The jellyfish were all on the surface and we did get stung by them but not badly.
When i got out the water HOWEVER my right ear began to hurt so I kept trying to make them pop. The pain got worse and worse!!!! I was told to chew gum and take ibropufen. By the time I got back to our room i was in agony!! So i took ibuprofen and laid on the bed trying not to think about the pain. Emma, Sarah and Ged left me with the lights off so I could try and sleep. I have never felt pain like it before, I know everyone who knows me knows I cry over anything but...lol!!!! Really needed a cuddle from some hot gut lol!!! Or maybe just my mum!!! Eventually I fell asleep. I slept for a few hous (that along with getting up yesterday at 2pm if Chris is reading this he would have loved it but so unlike me!!!) Ive now woken up and my hearing isnt completely back but at least im not in pain anymore. Has put me off scuba diving but I think ive gotta try again it was such an amazin experience. I want to now get my padi and have been told Koh Tao is the best place in the world to get it. Its cheap and has amazing dive sites. So my plan next year is to go Koh Tao at some point and do my padi.
This evening we went for dinner at Coral Bay.First really decent meal since Ive been here!! I had fish and chips, yum! Its the first restaurant in coral bay, it shows films at night and has big sofas on the beach. If you ever go to Coral Bay, Perhentian Kecil I would recomment this restaurant, were back there for lunch tomorrrow before we leave! :-(
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