Prepare to dive! - Blogabond

It was pouring with rain in Phuket. James had agreed with me (and the Ko Changers) that the monsoon had come early. My ear infection from Songkran had still not completely cleared, so James recommended an English-speaking dive-savvy doctor and we went along to see him. He said there was still some inflammation in a shallow part of my ear canal, but all around the membrane was fine, and the membrane itself was clear, so he gave me permission to dive. I understand such visits are necessary for insurance purposes, but it was good to get the peace of mind; I did not want to be stuck on a boat for five days with nothing to do while everyone else had fun diving, especially after shelling out much more than we could realistically afford for the trip.

Later in the day, Joanne started feeling really unwell. Her stomach hasn't been great for much of the trip, whereas I think mine has been behaving better than at home (increasing size, notwithstanding), but this was apparently considerably worse than usual. Joanne sent a text to James asking what to do if she still felt unwell in the morning, but it was obvious we were putting James in a bit of a position; some late-comers were not able to get on the trip because we had taken the last two spaces, and it would be almost impossible to fill them with only about twelve hours to go before the morning pick-up. We decided we would go anyway and hope Joanne was OK in the morning, or that she would improve soon after we got on the boat.

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The Happy Couple on May 2, 2009 from Ban Karon, Thailand

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

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