It wasn't really everyone's favorite night but we were able to make the best of it. We stayed on a nearby island called Ko Samui because Ko Phanghan (where the party is) is super dirty and gross and all the hostels require a 4 night minimum which sounded like hell. So instead we took a boat over from Ko Samui which was pretty wild and fun on the way over but pretty sobering on the way back. Getting drenched with cold salt water at 6am isn't necessarily the easiest way to come back from a long night.
This is the way over however which we thought was hilarious:
We also had to wait 2 full hours for our return boat which was a chaotic scene in and of itself - probably around 2,000 people were waiting to get on the one boat that seemed to be running trips back to Ko Samui. It turned into a scene from Titanic with everyone fighting for their lives to get onboard. We ended up having to climb under a pole, scale a wall, and Liz screamed at a guard to get us on the boat... whatever it takes.
It's been awesome having so many friends along with us for the beginning of the journey! Anna and I had our friend Rachel join us for the first month of Thailand (she should stay with us the next week still), then Liz, Megan and Rachel's boyfriend all joined for a few days in the islands and for the party. It's a good laid back group - we're heading to another island called Ko Tao today and I'm considering trying Scuba Diving.. It's supposed to be amazing and cheap there.
Gotta get to packing!
A few more pics from the Full Moon...
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