We had another day of theory in the morning and skills in the pool in the afternoon. Everything went well and we enjoyed talking with Uwe about diving skills, certification levels, and places to dive once we’re done with our Open Water certification. We were sad that Uwe could not be our instructor for the ocean dives because he had an ear infection, common among the dive instructors because they’re in the water so much. We would have a new instructor for the next two days of diving from the boat.

Another evening on Ao Nang Beach.

We had dinner at the Laughing Gecko again, this time chatting with a Swedish guy who was going to start his Open Water certification the next day. He had his book and was reading the assigned first two chapters. He’s also a bike tourist, though not on this trip, and he does sea kayak tours as well. We had a lot to talk about. The evening went quickly again, and we headed back to the bungalow to sleep.