Thursday Night

Diving yesterday was extraordinary, with super clear water with a ton of fish swarming all over us. We finished a bunch of our required skills and should have everything else done by the end of the week. Had a great time reading at the beach this morning, the water was a lot calmer and I could float around in my back for a while without fear of drowning, which is always nice. I have to admit i was a little irritated we had to go in to take our diving exam with James, our instructor (Pete got 100% while I merely passed with an 88) but made up for it by watching the sunset on the beach. This week has been a lot more about scuba diving than I expected - I thought it would be more about just lying around, but I guess I'm glad we can dive without all these tests and whatnot in the future, whether it's in Hawaii this summer or maybe South Africa next year. Had a great meal in the hotel's Italian restaurant where we were the only customers being serenaded with love songs on the piano. Was so happy I almost cried, as sappy as that sounds. Now we're going to watch Tomb Raider, part of which was filmed at the jungle temple we visited in Cambodia. Pete has been trying to download the movie pretty much our entire trip and was finally successful yesterday. Tomorrow is our last full day here. We're doing 3 dives and will be open water certified by the end of the day. Hope it goes well - I've been taking my Dramamine!

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