PADI New Year and all that! 

PADI New Year and all that!

Well, its been a very busy week since my last blog. After a couple of days chilling out over christmas Mel and I decided to fit in the PADI Open Water Course between xmas and NY and I am pleased to say we have passed with flying colours (well kind of). A few days laying off the beers did us good and made sure we were well up for NYE mayhem at Haad Rin. Had a absolutely top night (even better than last year) - met loads of nutters from all over the world and stayed the distance until about 11:30am. The sun came out and shone in the morning and Haad Rin (East) actually showed us what a beautiful beach it can be (despite the throbbing psy-trance that is probably still going now!).
Had a chilled day yesterday to recover from the sleep deprivation and Mel went snorkelling near Koh Ma in the North West of KPG. In the evening I ran the gauntlet by taking the bike to Haad Rin on the notorious Haad Rin entry road - never again! - my knuckles are still white from the experience and my underwear was nearly a mess - that has to be the worst/most dangerous/steepest road in the world.

Happy New Year To All...