My Krabi Getaway Day 3

The next day I went on a separate trip. While Milove and Anna preferred a day trip with short kayaking expedition, I went to go diving in the nearby islands. Since my boat leaves around noon, I rented a motorbike to explore Ao Nang town in style.

Milove knows I’m not a big fan of walking so I took my own transport even if it was only the second time I rode a motorbike in my life!

I actually had a purpose why I wanted to explore the place, apart from nosing around, I promised my companions that I will find the church so we can hear mass at the local church the following day.

After about 30 minutes of searching, I found St. Agnes Catholic Church. What I found appealing is that the church albeit small had a touch of traditional elaborately decorated Thai architecture. It was very clean and is nestled in a very quiet and peaceful environment. I left the place happy knowing I could tell my friends I had found it and that there will be a mass at 10:00 AM the next day.

I drove around in my rented motorbike for two hours to snoop some more. As I observed Ao Nang town was lined up with restaurants offering both local and international cuisines. True to being a shopper’s sanctuary, the town is also filled with apparel and souvenir shops and even has its own Starbucks and McDonalds outlet.

Afterwards, I returned back to our hotel to get ready for my dive trip. At about 1:00 PM, I met with the dive instructor and some other fellow dive enthusiasts. Since it was low tide, we were shuttled to a small boat then transferred to the bigger charter boat. Later I found out that there were six of us in the group, 4 dive enthusiasts and 2 dive masters. In the boat we were joined by 3 other dive operators planked with their own customers.

We traveled for an hour to reach our destination and prepared for our first dive. I was actually feeling jittery by the time I plunged into the water since my last trip was 2 years ago. But when I was done equalizing and have acclimatized myself under the sea, I got quickly absorbed by the beautiful different sized fishes and the colorful corals lying along the sea bed. Unfortunately the visibility was not too good at that time so we satisfied ourselves with the feeling of weightlessness while in the water. (I’ll tell you a secret, what I love most while I am diving is that I feel like I can fly and I always pretend I was Supergirl.) With our oxygen tank reaching the critical limit, we surfaced after only 40 minutes under water. We rested for an hour and headed to another island for the next dip in Koh Si.

This time I felt more confident going to the water. Although the waves were a bit rough, we managed to reach our designated dive area. Apparently the operators wanted to avoid traffic jam under the sea so they have agreed on a pre-assigned dive spot. I think I managed to spot a Blowfish, a Sting-ray, a Lionfish and a school of small Barracuda like fish that circled us while we got nearer. It wasn’t just a Kodak moment for me, it was National Georaphic worthy! Luckily, we extended our underwater excursion to 55 minutes this time around. And all of us went up to the boat exhausted yet satisfied.

After the second dive, I managed to bump into a very friendly European couple who were in holiday in Thailand for two weeks. Noemi and Jurgen stayed at chatted with me while we waited for dinner. I was sure glad to have met them as they were both very nice and charming to talk to. Noemi even took my picture while we were in the boat.

Our dive trip culminated with a BBQ dinner on the boat while we bid goodbye to the sun.

At 8:00 PM I was back in Ao Nang town and met up with Milove and Anna before going back to our hotel.