Scuba Diving in Thailand

I just recently flew over to Thailand to go scuba diving. I really wanted to see some whale sharks, since they have been sighted for the past few weeks over at Sail Rock, Koh Tao, Thailand.

I stayed one and a half nights in Bankgok. I am saying that because my flight came in at 2:25 am, so I ended up having a full day to go sight seeing in Bangkok and the following day I flew out to Koh Samui with a layover in Phuket. I bought last minute airplane tickets from sky scanner.com, so I got some not so good flights due to last minute decisions.

This is Wat Rachanatdaram: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Ratchanatdaram

I arrived at about 10 pm in Koh Samui and booked my stay at the OZO Chaweng Samui Hotel. I really liked my room and my stay at this hotel. http://www.ozohotels.com/chaweng-samui/

http://www.ozohotels.com/chaweng-samui/

From my hotel room the next day...

The room:

I was hungry and it was about midnight, so I asked where I can go for food. The front desk said I should try the night food market over by the lake.

And I ended up buying a Chicken Pita. It was delicious!

I was very excited to go diving at Sail Rock finally! I asked for a wake up call for 6am, so I could be awake enough to meet up at 7:10am at the front of the hotel. I booked all my two days of diving with Silent Divers: https://silentdivers.com

This is where we took off from to get to Sail Rock:

Day 1: Sail Rock: 2 dives

I came back about 1:30pm from my first day of diving, so I decided to check out Chaweng. I was hungry, so I went to "Stacked" which is part of OZO Chaweng Samui right outside of the hotel.

There is a outside shopping mall called Central Festival up the road from my hotel:

The view from Central Festival, where it's facing the lake.

A Hard Rock Cafe, but I never went inside.

I decided to take some photos at night with my camera. I have a mirrorless Sony Alpha A7sii:

I ended up going back to "Stacked" because their burgers were pretty good, so I decided for a filet mignon this time.

Day 2: Chumphon Pinnacle: 1 dive

Day 2: Shark Island: 1 Dive

It was my final day in Koh Samui after my second day of diving. I enjoyed my dives, but I just wish I would of seen a whale shark.
I went to see the sunset at "Big Buddha", where I had to take a taxi. I ended up walking around the shore line to find me a good Thai restaurant.

That dish was delicious! A bit spicy too!

Bike week was going on that night, so I ended up checking it out by the lake.

The next morning, I decided to take photos of the sunrise, so I did what I usually don't do and that was getting up at 5:40am.

I went back to bed after watching the sunrise and slept for a couple of hours. I had breakfast at the hotel, which was good.

I had to check out by noon. I had lunch at "Stacked" again and afterwards, I got a taxi and went to the airport. Everyone waiting for a flight out had to wait outside. It was very hot and humid, but I was okay once I got under a fan.

I flew to Bangkok from Koh Samui, which is only a 55 minute flight. I had a 9 hour layover, so I met up with the same friend that showed me around when I went sight seeing in Bangkok. I couldn't check in because it was way too early, but thank goodness at Suvarnabhumi Airport they have a service to watch your baggage. I think I spent 200 baht, which is less than $6!

And so my journey ended.