I got up at about 10AM and the room was steaming. Got changed and hit the beach...water was the perfect temperature and crystal clear. You could walk out at least 100 meters before it got deep so as far as you could see people were wading in the water, or just sitting around lounging. Very clear day today with lots of heat so every 15 minutes of sun time you found yourself getting in to rid yourself of all the sweat. Did some of the required diving reading for tonight's night diving and then it was time for lunch...Started raining after lunch so hung out indoors in the room to avoid getting soaked. Stopped raining at about 5pm and the sun was starting to set so just got prepared for the night dive. Talking to everyone it seems like its raining earlier in the season since mid-April is Songkran festival is the Thai new year/water festival where they get everyone wet in preparation for the upcoming rainy season. Got a quick bite to eat and then headed to Barakuda dive shop...We set sail at about 7pm and were at the dive site within 15 minutes. It was really crazy being on the boat at night, let alone jumping in the water. The night dive was amazing!! Once we got underwater we got down to about 16meters where we stuck around for a while. All you can see is what you shine your light on so it gives you a totally different perspective...you can be swimming along and then all of a sudden a reef is right in front of your face. Anyways, we saw some giant morays, some shrimp, crab, lobster, a huge barracude among a handful of other things I don't know the names of. I'll admit, the first 15-20 minutes I was pretty freaked out since you couldn't see much, but once I got settled down it was really fun...definitely wont be my last night dive.
Back to the island, I got some Pad Thai off the street and went to a nearby bar to meet my dive instructor. Talked to a Swedish girl who had recently moved to Koh Phi Phi who told me that there is some rock climbing on the island and thats what brought her here. Wages are small, but lives are stress free and its basically a vacation the whole time you're here....no wonder sooo many people love this place! Called it an early night since I had three dives in the morning!
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