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Day 12, Koh Tao: island time

Click here to see pictures from Koh Tao! Woke up today at 5:23 sharp. We all got ready and cleaned up the rooms to check out, then went to 7/11 to grab some grub. Breakfast for most of us what cereal in a bag with some milk. We took a taxi (aka a pick-up truck stuffed with 11 people) to the pier and watched the sunrise as we waited for the small boat to come.  We did 2 dives today. Adam from London joined our group as he is already certified. He was supposed to be my buddy but his ears couldn't pop, so Georgia was my buddy again. Frank briefed us on the dive spots and taught us some hand signals to point stuff out to each other. Luckily, we were not tested on that. Both dives were incredible, swimming through a whole new world as a guest to the fish in their environment. Between dives, I got really seasick and I sat as it rained a bit waiting to feel better. The second dive, Adam came into the water with us for a second to take some pictures and videos. The GoPro isn't supposed to go past 10m so he took it up with him. On the second dive,  we saw a really cool anemone that was home to a clownfish (Nemo) family. We practiced some skills on the bottom to make sure we were ready to be certified and the fish weaved in and out of our legs as we practiced. Then, on the boat, we did our logbooks and congratulated each other. At the dive shop, we wanted to shower but the power went out. We left our bags locked up there and went for lunch. During the meal, I cancelled the Samui Hostel I had booked and I decided I would stay for the pub crawl and take an early ferry to Samui tomorrow for my flight. After we ate, everyone kinda fell asleep so I wandered the town a bit, bought some homemade jewelry, and acquired a ferry ticket to Samui for 6:30 tomorrow. I went back and rallied the troops. We checked into Taco Shack Hostel which ended up being a really nice place with hot water and A/C. We rested, met Matilda for foot rubs and pedicures, and went to shop around and get some food at  this cool, bungalowish place. We got a quick taxi to the start of the Koh Tao Pub Crawl and began an amazing night. There were 4 stops: a pool party, a ladyboy (drag) show, a bar with live music (think Rooneys on a Thursday) and a beach party. Each stop was full of people on the crawl and I met some cool friends along the way. At the first stop, we went on a water slide that was definitely not built sturdily, hung out with the bartenders, and got some free watered-down drinks. At the second stop, I had a front tow seat at the show and I won a free breakfast (that I gave to Matilda because I knew I was leaving the island). One of the hosts of the crawl did a little Magic Mike stuff and that was just... yea that was awesome. At the third stop I was singing along so loudly. I knew it was bad for my already sore throat but I was having so much fun. At the fourth stop, we danced like wild animals on the beach and I finally went skinny dipping!!! I met a dude who got his rescue diver certification today so it felt a bit safer. There were no stars because it was so cloudy, but it was still a gorgeous night. We taxi-ed to the hostel and set our alarms for 5:20 to catch our respective ferries. Monday musings:

I can feel the trip getting shorter and shorter.... I don't regret the way I've spent my time; I just wish I had more of it.

It's been fun to be in a group for a few days but I'm ready to branch out and meet some new people. It's gonna be cool reuniting with people from the full moon in Chiang Mai while also making new friends.

Animal cruelty is a huge, sad issue in this country :(

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Koh Tao Pub Crawl.