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| Gorgeous beach sunset on Koh Tao. |
When I was a little girl and adults asked me, “What do you
want to be when you grow up?” my reply without hesitation was “A mermaid.” I actually remember saying this and to be
perfectly honest, it’s still true. I
love water in every form the lake, ocean, river, bathtub (my friends can attest
to the last one).
Diving to me is the best feeling in the world. When I am underwater I have no cares or
worries and everything else going on at the surface washes away. I love how you travel effortlessly in a smooth
flow underwater and everything seems to move in slow motion, which I like since
I move kind of leisurely anyway. Time
passes so quickly when you’re submerged and 45 minutes feels like five, yet the
rest of the world has been put on pause. Breathing underwater and swimming among 1000s
of different creatures is one of my favorite feelings in the world.
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| Divers + guide on board a Big Blue boat for a day of incredible diving off Koh Tao. |
Koh Tao or “Turtle Island”, a tiny island off the southeast
coast of Thailand is THE place to go diving in this gorgeous country. On board the ferry from Koh Phangan to Koh
Tao, dive shop reps barter the herd of Full Mooners to come dive with their
company. As soon as I stepped off the
ferry in Koh Tao, I headed to Big Blue Diving School to check out dives and
sign up for the next best thing. Big
Blue is a reputable diving company and they are well known on the island. My friend and I immediately added ourselves
to the full day diving adventure the following day. Usually your dive company
hooks you up with accommodation as part of a diving package but the flock of
post Full Moon partygoers heads to Koh Tao after the party so Big Blue was
completely booked. We stayed in a budget
friendly bungalow down the beach called Bow Thong Resort in Sai Ree Village,
which is where most of the action is.
Koh Tao is one of those amazing islands where you have tons of different
dive shops and schools all run by people from all over the world who share a passion
for scuba diving. To go along with the
international crowd, there were tons of restaurants and bars to choose from;
Zanzibar, Looking Glass Bakery, Suchili, Lotus Bar, Fish Bowl, Davy Jones
Locker, Star Bar are to name a few. Not
to mention the most beautiful people I have ever seen before flocked to this
island. These popular hangouts had beach areas reserved where you can sprawl
out and watch the most amazing sunsets in the world.
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| Relaxing in front of Lotus Bar for the evening sun down after a day of scuba-ing. |
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| The gals sprawled out at Big Blue watching the sunset and relaxing. |
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| "Am" the fire dancer for Big Blue. |
Once the sun disappears,
fire dancers entertain the crowds with their flame juggling and bring the fire
to life with their moves and music.
There’s oodles of action packed on this teeny little island, you can
never get bored that’s why I stayed a week and had to peel myself away when it
was time to leave.
My full day diving trip with Big Blue consisted of 3 dives
with a bomb.com leader and an awesome group of 4 divers including me. They keep
the groups small, which I really like so you’re not bumping into to people. The
entire time during all 3 dives I was surrounded by various schools of fish like
a protective shield. A triggerfish attacked our guide, which was dangerous but
entertaining to watch. Later I found out the same triggerfish attacked another
person only he made it out with 8 stitches in the forehead. Glad it wasn’t me! I stopped several times during my dive to look
up at the sky to remember this isn’t a dream and also to thank God that he
created such an amazing heaven that I could be part of. I highly recommend
going to Koh Tao and diving with Big Blue if you have the chance. Tell ‘em
Leash-Dawg sent you.
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| The bomb dive group I was part of. |
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| On the long tail boat heading home after a beautiful day. |
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