Island Life

So we are finally in Koh Tao. We were really excited to be here because Bangkok was a little much and we were ready to relax. Unfortunately we (especially Steve) got sick. For the first 3 days his temperature went up and down and his stomach didn't do so well. I think it was food poisoning because my stomach and temperature were bad for about a day but then I felt ok. Maybe it was something he ate and then I had a little. But now it is Sept. 10th and we both feel good! We are at Buddha View Resort and they messed up on rooms so we were upgraded to a delux room, so fancy! But no toilet paper...weird. We haven't done much since Steve has been sick but we did start diving! It is so cool! In the mornings we have class and then we do skills in the afternoon. First the pool, then the sea up to about 5 meters and today we have our first dives! We have 2 12 meter dives! Yesterday we held a BIG hermit crab (a new friend for Forrest!) and saw a sting ray and a bunch o fish! There is so much underwater life here, it's awesome! We are in a group with 3 guys from Austria and they are really nice. Our instructor is James, he has been here for 8 years and he is great. He really knows his stuff and is very patient. He speaks great Thai too even though he is from Australia. Pretty neat. Koh Tao has been great so far, and we can't wait for our real dives! Get excited for pictures!