Day 26 - Koh Tao

Today we went to 'Choppers' to catch the World Superbikes 1st Race but when we got there it wasn't on, so refused to order anything for about 20 minutes, then got fed up and left to go to 'Cafe Corner' for breakfast.  There, they were showing the devastation in Chile  ..thankfully our friends Tim & Magda who live Coyhaique, south Chili were not affected (we think).   As for the Tsumami warnings in Hawai, Oz and New Zealand ..frightening stuff.  We're not affect thankfully, being in the gulf has it's advantages. Anyway, walking back to bike we walked passed 'Choppers' again and low and behold, the Superbikes were on  ...typical  ..Si was not happy  at all.

Our afternoon dives were at 'Mango Bay' and 'Twins'   ..The visibility at Mango was terrrible, we could just about see the guys in front of us  ..God knows we were going  ..anyway, 30mins in or so, we headed into shallower water where funnily enough it was crystal clear  ..whats that all about?!  ...our second dive was at 'Twins' diving conditions were perfect!   We showed the group we were with around Buoyancy World.

Since we last dove, structures had been moved and there were a couple of guys down there putting together the massive octopus  ..it's really going to look good once it's finished.  I did a count of the bamboo structures and theres still 30 to move  ..so we'll have to round up a few people for that job.

Back on dry land, we washed our kit and headed for a quick drink at the bar before getting a takeaway.   Back home Alan & Heidi were having a BBQ  ..with music blasting and friends gathered around the BBQ.

We munched our takeaway which was tasty and very cheap (110Baht) whilst things were slowly cooking on the BBQ  ...there was enough in our takeaway for 2 days, portions so big  ..knowing that I had more in the fridge I went for seconds  ..what a gannet I am LOL
There was quite a mixture of people, Thai, French, American and German  ...only spoke to a few of them but they all seemed really nice.  Later, Alan pulled out the biggest tub of ice cream Id ever seen and we all tucked in.  By this time I was more that full  ARGH!!!!   As the evening passed, most of the gang went down to the games room to play pool.  Si, Tom (our neigbour) & Fred retired to our lounge for a quiet drink and chat.

A great evening had!!