Last Days

My last evening in Koh Phangan was spent going to the Full Moon Party at Haad Rin. We made our trip to the popular party in a cab, which is a truck with open seating in the back. The cab was packed with fellow party goers. It was a great time getting to meet different travellers and hearing their stories. In no time, we had arrived at the beach. The shop and restaurant filled streets were blocked off from cars and Thai police were everywhere. The beach was very different from the day before when we had taken a walk during the day. All of the bars were open, the small booths in front of the bars were filled with drinks and various types of music was blaring from different deejay booths. The beach was filled with people of all ages dancing up a storm. We decided to walk along the beach to see what kind of music was at each bar. The music ranged from rap, top 40, house, trance and drum and bass. We chose house music for our evening entertainment.

Nancy, Steve and I danced until 2:30 in the morning. There was a great energy to the party and it was great to see so many people parting with few issues arising. By the time we left, the ocean was becoming a popular toilet, people were passed out in odd locations, and many people had moved to the streets for deep conversations. After 4 hours of alcohol free dancing, I was excited to get home to a clean warm bed.

The following day, we packed our bags and headed to Ko Samui to board a plane for Bangkok. Once we arrived in Bangkok, we headed to the popular Koh San Road for shopping. The road didn't provide us with any stores different from any of the islands we visited, but it was cheaper. The following day we had planned on taking a trip to a Tiger temple, where you can actually pet tigers not in cages. The 3 hour trip to and from the temple deterred us from making the trip on our last day in Thailand. In stead, Steve and I finished a mourning of shopping and met Nancy at her new hotel downtown. Our afternoon was spent walking around and relaxing prior to leaving for the airport.

It was a wonderful trip, in which I experience a lot. Thailand is a beautiful country, which unfortunately is quickly being taken over by tourism. I wonder what it was like 10 years ago and where it will be 10 years from now. Hopefully, I'll be able to go back some day, but now I'm in search for my next big trip. It was also a great opportunity to get to know Nancy more and hear about her travels. I am so happy she asked us to join her on part her adventure!!!