From Khao Sok, we went to Surat Thani town, which is a city, not a town! We were going to take the night ferry over to Koh Phangan. We were warned that the ferry is a bit of a "party scene" itself! We showed up at 3ish to the pier, and they were loading everything onto this boat except livestock! We weren't really sure how this was going to work, but we bought tickets for 400 baht a piece which is $10 each. The boat was to leave dock at 11 pm, so that was our sleeping accommodation as well as transport. We hung out on a bus stop in front of a library just down from the pier... and had the city unfold in front of us! We saw things that we'll have to tell you about in person! We watched the night market set up, and went for a bite to eat. By the time we walked back to the pier, it was packed with every language imaginable! And the best part was they oversold the "matress" space. We watched with slight amusement when two people had purchased the same space. Luckily, we kept our pads.
We arrived on the island just as the sun was rising. When we got off the boat with a hundred other people, the taxis were yelling "Haad Rin, Haad Rin!" Which is the site of the Full Moon Party. Suckers, we were, we went! Yikes! By 8:30 am we knew this wasn't the place for us! So, we hailed another taxi- a small pick up truck with benches in the bed. He took us to Haad Yao- paradise!
We've been spending the last two days snorkling, laying on white sandy beaches, drinking fruit smoothies and eating like... well Thais... lots of fruit, rice and vegetables! YUM! We're going to call this place home for another two or three days. And yes, we are going to take taxis with the hundreds of beachgoers here on Tuesday night to Haad Rin to partake in the Full Moon Madness!
Until next post...
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