Quick update, ive spent all morning SCUBA diving around the island, a 30 min safety course was followed by two 40 min dives at two different dive sites. The first dive was great and i had no problems but on the second my ears would not equalize (for the pressure) despite using three different techniques. It took about 10 mins on my 2nd dive to get down to the depth of 14m, apparently this is normal in some people, once i was down there though it was great, a bit like flying. Yesterdays snorkeling provided a better richness of sealife but today was all about a new experience. Despite being told not worry about the pressure problems on my second dive (this basically consists of pain in the ears) it has put me off doing any more dives, apparently the only way to get rid of the problem is to have your ears flushed so equalizing is no longer a problem, something that sounds rather unpleasant. Im at a bit of a loose end now as to where to go. The french guy i was hanging round with over the last two days has just gone to Malaysia, im goona go get a drink and a think, will probably go back north to base (Bangkok) or possibly head of toward the national park on the other side of the peninsula. Byes