Full Moon Party

All done up on Haad Rin

So the next day at we had nothing to do and were hoping it'd be sunny and spend the day on the beach... but it wasn't; it was overcast and windy. We wondered around a little and tried to do some snorkling- no success there, the water was too rough and you couldn't see a thing- and just hung around the rest of the day on the hammock.

Plaa's Bungalows and some of Mai Pen Rai's too from the other side of the bay


Our hammock at Plaa's, part of the best room ever


When we woke up on the morning we had to leave the best room ever our new pet dog had decided the shower was the coolest place for a nap

Then is was December 2nd. In the morning we had to check out of Plaa's and move into Mai Pen Rai Bungalows. It was tough to move out of the best room ever but we'd pre-paid for the other place online months ago. The new room was not as nice. You could see through the floor boards and there was no hammock and the lighting was bad. The only positives were that we got electricity all day (it was only on 6pm until Midnight at Plaa's) and the bed was kind of cool- a four poster canopy bed complete with mosquito netting (with holes). The weather was shit once again and even a little rainy, so we spent the day in bed napping and watching the South Park Season 12 DVDs Andy had bought in Phuket.

At around 9pm we headed down to the Mai Pen Rai restaurant and had a Chang and waited for our taxi. You never know what you're going to get when you order a taxi is Thailand and this time was no different: it was a pick-up truck with benches in the back. Somehow we squeezed 14 people, not including the driver, into it. We stopped along the way because these Manc chicks had to pee and Gianluca needed to have a poop. I found a place with 50 baht big Changs and Andy and I shared it.

When we finally got to Haad Rin we headed straight to a bucket merchant and each got a bucket. Buckets vary but the cheapest ones that we were getting consisted off: ice, a mickey of Sam Suang whiskey, a bottle of Lipo, and a can of soft drink, AND 4-6 straws. They are dangerous and an essential part of the Full Moon Party. Next we bought neon body paint and painted ourselves and then finally joined the beach party.

The next few hours are a blur. At some point we got glowing glasses. We tried to get the 2:30am taxi back but couldn't find the spot where it picked us up. I started drinking water after a while and started to soberup a little bit. Then watched the sun rise and just waited for the 7:30am taxi. It was probably a mistake to have pre-booked a taxi home since we could've all happily left at about 4am. Oh well, you live, you learn.

Should have gone back shortly after this point...

The rest of the day was spent in bed with more South Park.