I forced myself to use the currently and sadly underused New Post button to bring you this update. Since My last rather woeful post, posted in Siam Reap after a long day at the Angkor Temples, (yes I went to Angkor, it blew my mind). I was there for 3 days lookin at temples and doing little else. It was so worth it. Although when attending the obligatory "sunrise over angkor" day I missed the whole rather overrated affair photographing (badly due to shitty lenses) dragonflies on a lake in front of the temple complex, again, worth it. I also caught a frog that day. awesome.
Since Cambodia, where it is worth mentioning that the torture camp, s-23 I think it is called (forgive my memory it has been a long day, we will get to that later) is the most horriffic thing I have seen. Amazingly scary.
Since Cambodia I have traveled to Koh Lanta where I currently reside in a wonderful little bungalow a few minutes walk to the white sand beach facing sunset, and 2 doors down from a dive shop where I am attempting to get various certifications regarding the diving practice. Today was my second day diving, we did two dives to about 12 meters for around 50 minutes each, I also had to do a short swim test which accounts for my present fatuiged condidion.
Anyway diving seems to be the most awesome thing ever ever times infinity no comebacks, ever, and I am enjoying it immensely. Today I saw octopus, barracuda, cuttlefish, parrotfish, angelfish, damselfish, clownfish, nudibranch, sea cubumber, moray eel, long taily fish i forget the name of, brain coral, sea fans, cleaner fish, puffer fish, star fish, crown of thorns and a heap of other fish I cannot name, let alone corals (hard and soft) anenomies (spelling is too tired) and planty things.
Tomorrow I dive twice more and sit a test, and if i pass everything I have my first level cerification.
life is good.
more details when i settle without strenuus excersixze.
I have never been diving, but I would really really like to go. It sounds so exciting...and the wildlife is so much more zany looking under the sea (as opposed to the wildlife I'm looking at right now, which includes a small mud-coloured bird and a small black one).
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I want to see you!
But it sounds like you're having fun. And learning sick new skills.
thats why I love it, its a completely alien world where we really don't belong. Although birds are awesome too.
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