Jessica Wandering

Photos and thoughts on my travels

This is the life

The sunsets have been super amazing every night. It’s actually probably because the farmers on the mainland are in their crop burning time of year. It’s much clearer today than this night was.
This cat lives in a restaurant and just doesn’t feel phased by people at all.
Flowers around here are amazing too.
We’ve been learning to SCUBA dive which has been so great. It is good to learn things. We did some videos before we got here so we got in the pool and did skills almost immediately. Like go to the bottom of the deep pool and take your mask off and on. Or share your air with someone. Or take your whole apparatus off and on at the surface.
It was certainly scary at first to trust that you can breathe, but you get used to it fast. I’m glad I’ve snorkeled as much as I have, it makes it way easier. Our instructor Nici is amazing and clear and encouraging. I’m so glad my friend recommended Koh Tao Turtle Divers. They have been super professional and easy to trust.
Zarah is basically a fish she started swimming literally as an infant. It all seems pretty easy for her.
We passed the course!
I haven’t been comfortable taking underwater pictures yet. Just focusing on doing things right and passing the skills. But I hope to take fish pictures such as I can with my phone soon. These are just swimming in 6in of water on the beach.
These are in 12 in. It’s amazing how unfazed they are and they swim right up to within a foot of you.

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5 responses to “This is the life”

  1. Henry Schroeder Avatar
    Henry Schroeder

    Hi-  The sunsets are beautiful,  the cats are chilling,  and the divers are smiling…   What more can you ask for?   Love,  Marilee

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    1. jessicaeastre Avatar
      jessicaeastre

      Really not much. We are having a great time.

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  2. Vfelton Avatar
    Vfelton

    Looks absolutely beautiful. Just be careful down there!

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    1. jessicaeastre Avatar
      jessicaeastre

      Thanks Virginia. We will. We just tried renting e-mountain bikes and are giving up because it’s scary.

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  3. jenniferlblackburn Avatar
    jenniferlblackburn

    So cool that you’re already scuba divers!

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