Second lesson: The island is not flat, the highest altitude is about 400m and this means the roads are going up and down, which can be difficult and dangerous because of some slippery sand.
Stopped at a nice Thai restaurant for lunch with a great view:
Wanted to go to this bay after lunch but ended at another bay which was much nicer:
This one is called Tanote Bay and is an ideal place to do a beginners course for diving. It is only connected with a very bad road, if you stay there you stay there the whole time.....
Did some snorkeling there to cool down my body after this exhausting biking. Saw a big Trigger fish (Drückerfisch) when I swam around a rock and went very close. These fishes could be agressive and have strong teeth, you should take care, when you see them under water. No one wears a helmet here, only a few "falangs" (= foreigners). And its also left side driving... better not drink too much and always keep concentrated, there are some dogs running around as well.
Nearly all houses here have their personal shrine, which is refilled with fresh food and drinks daily. If you pass bye a shrine you should fold your hands and make a bow. This is a very nice one:
Found out, that Hugo, my house gecko which is also living at my bungalow is not alone, he has a smaller wife. Funny, I see him every night at one side of my bungalow. At the restaurant above I saw some very fast running ants and when I looked closer saw, that these ones are looking quite aggressive.
On Wednesday did 2 dives for my course, first one was planning a dive with different depths and second was buoyancy control. For that I had to swim through small rings without touching anything which is not easy. Had to swim head up, head down feet ahead, etc... You have to control your depth only with your breathing, if you mastering it you have the feeling of flying under water without gravity .... feels great...
These where my first dives where I have frozen, when I came back had a spicy hot noodle soup and went sleeping. After a nap felt better. Spent the evening at the beachbar updating my blog and learning some dive theory for tomorrow.
