Dive Certification, Phi Phi Scuba
While on Phi Phi island helping out after the tsunami of 2004, some spare time was spent doing new things. This was my first ever introduction to the underworld. I went with an outfit “Phi Phi Scuba” and got my PADI open water certification with Sophie Clay. The exercise they put me through before my dive was quite intensive, in my mind, I thought they wanted to just haze me, having to swim around the dive boat six times around, I don’t even remember if they gave me fins.
The weather was so good, the visibility at 18 meters was crystal clear, too bad my camera does not do it justice. I even got to see a Tiger Shark, it moved off quite quickly so no photo capture there.
Klong Tour 2009
Klong Tour I was lucky to join these lovely ladies for a wonderful picnic on the Klong(Thai word for canal) in Bangkok. We got to look at the klong habitat and the normal everyday living in the canals. We also got to visit one of the orchid farm along the klong. If...
River Kwai Trophy 2009
Sai Yok National Park This race on the river Kwai was in 2009, Melissa set me up as the media for the trophy race. It was fun to watch the race from all the check points except the hill climb. The obstacles the racers had to go through for this race was quite a feat....
Koh Samed, Thailand
When Family Visits What a better way to explore Thailand is with a trip to the beach. When Melissa's family was visiting, a trip to a local's island Koh Samed. We got to ride in a private boat rather than the ferry and it was worth the extra bahts. Beautiful...