The Perhentian Islands

The hut we had wasnt too bad, the shared toilet and bathroom werent the best but it was cheap.

I was sharing with Tony the Swede who then realised that he actually didnt have any money... with no way of getting money on the island he had to go back on the mainland and find an ATM. This is what chilling out on Ko Phan-ngan for 10 days and smoking loads of weed does to your brain! ;)

The first thing that hits you about the islands is the crystal clear blue water its amazing and the second was the heat of the sun. It was so hot that I just hid with everyone else in the shade.The islands are really stunning and there is plenty to do including snorkelling, wake-boarding, kayaking and of course diving.

Seeing that I wanted to learn to dive I thought I better go and find out a bit more about it. I had a chat with a couple of outfits and eventually went with Coral Bay Sky Divers (the name is a bit misleading) the main reason was that they had been there for 14 years and I would be having one to one training. The PADI Open Water course allows you to dive without any real supervision and teaches you the beginning techniques so you don't hurt yourself or anyone else. It was a bit more pricey than I was expecting at 900 RMT (about 120 pounds) but compared to the UK where its about 500 pounds its a bargain!
I filled out a bit of paperwork and all I needed to do was show up at 8:30 (ouch!).

Our first night involved drinking some of the Sam Sung I had brought with me, actually it all got drank. I wasnt really looking forward to sleeping in the hut and this would definately help. The island was pretty quiet, I guess without too much alcohol to consume there isnt the necessary ingredient to get the party started.

However I stayed up till about 1am with Tony, Keeli, Cerina, Joe, Dom, Jake and Ryan chatting then realised that I was getting up for 8:30am and quickly went to bed.