We caught the 13:00 boat to get us from koh Samui to Koh Phangan. Koh Phangan hosts the biggest beach party in the world, the full moon party, so we were all looking forward to getting there and seeing what all the fuss was about.It was quite cloudy on our way over and by the time we arrived at the pier, it was raining! We couldn't believe it. Our first proper rain fall in 5 weeks. Koh Phangan was already getting busy with people ready for the full moon. But we luckily found a place to stay, a bit more pricey than usual but we were prepared to pay it. Our first few days we spent looking around, on the beach and eating chocolate chip cookies. There was a nice buzzing atmosphere. Sam celebrated her 23rd birthday, swimming in the ocean and bathing on the beach. We also went out that night and danced the night away on the sand, whilst drinking buckets. Buckets are Koh Phangan's speciality, the beach is filled with stalls selling mini buckets of alcohol, with ice and plastic necklaces made from straws thrown in for free. Monday came quickly and it was time for the full moon party of March 2010! With our body's painted in luminous colours. Matt winning the body art competition, we headed for the beach. There was a nice vibe around, everyone was happy, drunk, dancing and jumping through burning rings of fire. Different types of music was being played from various beach bars. And fireworks were going of all night long. The atmosphere was great. When you get tired of dancing, you just sit on the sand for a while, next to some sleeping strangers before getting back up and dancing some more!
The full moon continues till 11am the next day, we on the other hand didn't stay to the end. Our dancing sand legs felt it the next day! On Andy's birthday we hired a 4x4 and drove around the Island to do some exploring. Our first stop took us to Phaeng waterfall, to our amusement, there was no water. This made us laugh. We drove on some more and came to a few small temples and a marble Buddha. And then onto Paradise Falls which....had no water! we couldn't believe it. We later found out that apparently the day we arrived was Koh Phangan's second rain fall they have had in 13months, Hence the lack of natural flowing water. Never mind, Andy continued to drive whilst Matt had fun standing in the back. The so called roads, were the worst roads either of us had ever seen. They were just a dusty, dirt track really. We eventually found a waterfall, with water and had a great time chilling on the rocks and swimming at the bottom of the fall. After this, we found some luxurious beaches that were practically deserted and well worth a visit.
All together we had a nice time on Koh Phangan, the buzz of the full moon party soon
passes over to a relaxed atmosphere and a gorgeous beach. A place we wouldn't hesitate to
return to, if given the opportunity to do so.
The full moon continues till 11am the next day, we on the other hand didn't stay to the end. Our dancing sand legs felt it the next day! On Andy's birthday we hired a 4x4 and drove around the Island to do some exploring. Our first stop took us to Phaeng waterfall, to our amusement, there was no water. This made us laugh. We drove on some more and came to a few small temples and a marble Buddha. And then onto Paradise Falls which....had no water! we couldn't believe it. We later found out that apparently the day we arrived was Koh Phangan's second rain fall they have had in 13months, Hence the lack of natural flowing water. Never mind, Andy continued to drive whilst Matt had fun standing in the back. The so called roads, were the worst roads either of us had ever seen. They were just a dusty, dirt track really. We eventually found a waterfall, with water and had a great time chilling on the rocks and swimming at the bottom of the fall. After this, we found some luxurious beaches that were practically deserted and well worth a visit.
All together we had a nice time on Koh Phangan, the buzz of the full moon party soon
passes over to a relaxed atmosphere and a gorgeous beach. A place we wouldn't hesitate to
return to, if given the opportunity to do so.
nice butt x
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