The boat was really nice, 3 stories with the gear on the first floor, a second shaded floor, and a third floor sun deck. The first stop on the trip was to the furthest island, Racha Noi. The boat ride took an hour and a half or so and along the way Sofie went over some of the basics for SCUBA diving. Since I had already gone once before in the Dominican Republic I remembered most of the stuff. The boat also had some breakfast food but since I alreadyy ate at the hotel I didn't have any. Once we arrived at Racha Noi we got geared up and ready for our first dive.
The water where we were diving was SO CLEAR! And so warm! It was already 100 times better than my dive in the Dominican. For the first dive we descended using the rope and we did some quick review of some basic skills to make sure I wouldn't drown! After that we descended to the bottom and started swimming. Unfortunately I don't have the pictures yet, Sofie took some and will send them to me by email so I'll post them to Facebook once I get them. The dive was awesome! We stayed under for 50 minutes and were about 40 feet under! There were so many cool fish we saw too! We saw puffer fish, the finding nemo fish, shrimp, and tons more that I don't remember the names of. Once the 50 minutes was up we made our way back to the surface and got back on the boat.
We had an hour to rest until our next dive which was at the same spot. They served lunch on the boat which consisted of various Thai dishes, I'm not sure what the one was called but it was SOO GOOD! While we were waiting on the boat a huge manta ray swam by the boat! A manta ray, for those that don't know is basically a huge stingray like almost 15 feet wide!
For the second dive we went in the same spot but this time we went a little farther out of the bay hopping to catch a glimpse of the manta. We were really lucky because at the very end of the dive it swam right past us! It was probably about 15 feet away! I wish it wouldev got a little closer but it was still awese to see such a huge creature! The second dive was the same depth and length as the first. I also found out they te water temperature was 75 degrees and that was at 40 feet deep!
After the second dive we got back on the boat and headed for The island Racha Yai for our third and final dive of the day. The third dive wasn't as deep as the first two but there were still tons of awesome fish. It's like a whole other world when you go below, it's so cool! I can't wait to get my certification so I can do more dives! After the third dive they had pancakes and fruit for us on the boat as we made our way back to the pier. We finally got to the pier around 5pm and then got into the minibuses to take us back to our hotels. Once I got back I met my dad back in the room and we rested for an hour or two until dinner.
For dinner we went to a restaurant called the tiger inn. It had sort of a rainforest cafe feel to it and the food was pretty good! I had the shrimp fried rice and a banana shake. Once we finished we made our way back to the hotel to get some rest. Tomorrow we head to Koh Phi Phi island one of the best beaches in the world!
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