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After a marathon (or so it seemed) 4 full weeks away in Bangkok and on the islands in the Gulf of Thailand I have survived catching nothing communicable or tummy related.

Awesome SCUBA diving around Koh Tao north of Koh Samui but next time I might just stay on Tao for a week. A daily 2 hour ride each way on the ferry in seas up to 12 feet was a bit much and dampened the enthusiasm a bit. Once on Koh Tao I thought a movie or swimsuit calendar was being shot....Damn!!! I was diving there as the waters elsewhere where too murky for good diving. Great crews of dive leaders in the area as well and all real friendly.

Heartbroken to leave as the weather was getting really great but the tan is acceptable and i have been missing the GTR (which has a flat battery now so waiting on the charge). Ending each day of diving with a great massage (no really just a massage) with a lovely young local lady and several longnecks of Heinekin with a few mates and our better halves can't be beat.

Fishing, eating the local tucker of mostly seafood and chillis and dodging some of the local ladies who assured me that they loved me was just part of the fun. Even when raining we still had a good time in the pool and bars. I spent a little time with Tigers at Wat Po Temple and toured Hellfire pass and its museum before a train ride on the Death railway (one life for each sleeper laid) to Kanchaniburi. That was the mainland done so 3 weeks on the Islands followed.

Really looking forward to catching up with a few of you Tuesday so be there and I may even get a few pics and short vids together on the laptop.

Sawadee krab. Now how's that damn battery????

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Yeah Scuba isn't for everyone, but I love it and after recovery diving in quarries and such the ocean is just magnificent.

No spear fishing as there were too many divers around with good clear water in short supply with the rains. Everyone went to Koh Tao but as conditions improve it thins out a bit.

More than happy to tell of the good sights as well.

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Definitely worth a visit, if even for a Thai oil massage. I'm half convinced to move there for a few years.

Just a few low res shots there to get the juices flowing for Big boy :)

The ocean ones are Koh Tao from the bar on the beach and the little island just off Koh Tao where we dived. Two little islands linked by the whitest sand you ever saw and sometimes the tide goes a bit over it. Just spectacular.

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Hah!!! Hear this???? No? Let me turn it up <flips the bird> :)

I'll get a short vid up of the tigers soon.

No pressies Greg. Did see a couple of guys in Bangkok going out for the day chasing each other in their Evo VI and VIII but couldn't hire one :D

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I heard a quote over there about moon parties on Koh Phangan (between Samui and Tao and the traditional place for the parties)....full moon party, quarter moon party, half moon party, no moon party. Any moon, Party!!!

Not too many remember what happens at the parties which is probably a shame.

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Thailand rocks! Been there 4 out of the last 5 years.

Great place to do relax and do SFA.

Done Chang Mai, Chang Rai, Hua Hin, Phuket, Bankok (waste of time), Phi Phi Island and a few others. Chang Mai rocks hard coz not many people go there.

Phuket is also cool if you don't stay in Patong. Up north is the place to be.

Did you do the SeaCanoe Geoff? That's heaps of fun.

SCUBA and golf both rock in Thailand. Don't leave the trip without doing as much of both as humanly possible.

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