Back to civilization

We made it to Koh Tao this afternoon. Most of the day was spent on the phone looking for accommodations. Its high season here, so finding a place that fit everyone’s needs was difficult to find. We lucked out, and found a place with A/C, cable TV with Cinemax/HBO, and hot water. A good portion of Team Thailand spent an hour watching television and movie as soon as we entered the hotel room. I found myself sitting on bed longing for the seclusion, and uniqueness of the place we just left. The area we are staying in feels a lot like Canada (minus the cold weather) including all the luxuries, pesky hagglers and foreigners around. In fact, we just ate dinner at a place that had Israeli food, Pad Thai, and burgers on their menu. Fortunately, now that we are back in civilization I will blog more often than the past week or so. I also booked my open water certification course at the place we are staying at. If everything goes to plan, I will be a certified recreational diver by Thursday night and with that one of my goals for this trip will be realized.