thailand ??

[freedivernd]

hi.. Thanks for your concern but... it's just not my concern.  I checked the travel advisories a week or so ago.  I've read some of the history of the country.. seems they go through a coup almost every year and seems anyone outside the realm of politics or military or other governement entities hardly notice (unless someone shuts down the airport again, which lately seems to be the action of choice, and I see by the latest advisory that it was just shut down again). 
It's like advising no travel to the U.S. after 911.  Sometimes we're under red alert, yellow alert, whatever.. out here in the flats of north dakota  life goes on.. sort of what I'm thinking would be the similar situation if I can find a good remote village or island to hang out at.
Call me crazy but I figure once the bomb has gone off, that's a good time to go look.

Actually, we visited with a class mate of my wife who owns property there yesterday and they happen to be flying to thailand the same time we're considering going.  We've been invited to spend a day or two if we make the long flight to recoup and also to meet with folks from u.s./britain who get together once a month to compare notes.  That sounds like it could be really informative as far as seeing the country but they themselves are not divers/snorkelers so that information I'm still trying to glean.

Any report on shore diving would still be appreciated.
The cheap tickets are calling...
Fred