Right now it's 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday and I'm sitting in an internet cafe on Ko Phangan Island in Southern Thailand. It was quite the journey to get here. I had an hour and a half flight at 8:30 p.m on Monday from Bangkok to Ko Samui, which is an island close to Ko Phangan. Towards the end of the flight, we encountered a thunderstorm and hit some really rough turbulence. It was pretty scary for about five minutes. About ten minutes away from landing the pilot informs us that the weather is too rough so we have to head back to Bangkok. Sweet.
Our new flight was scheduled for 6 a.m. By the time I got my luggage it was already midnight. Looks like I'm staying at the airport.
Luckily I made friends with some guys on the flight; two guys from England, a German guy, and an Italian. We stayed up all night in the airport lobby talking about various subjects: politics, sports, women, how much America kicks ass, etc...
I got into Ko Samui around 8 o'clock the next morning. I then took a ferry to Ko Phangan Island. It's only accessable by boat. and is about a 45 minute trek. I met some Australian girls on the ferry who were real cool, and have been hanging out with them here on the island. The beach where I'm staying at is called Hat Rin beach. Hat Rin can best be described as a year-long spring break. This place is swarmed with young Europeans, Australians, and Israelis. I've yet to meet any Americans, or "yanks' as the Australian girls like to say.
Tonight is the Full Moon Party which takes place on the beach once a month during a full moon. It's supposed to be the largest beach party in the world. I've read that the crowd ranges anywhere from 8000-30,000 people. Should be fun. I'll try and update again in a few days if I get the chance. Ko Phangan is really beautiful so I've included some photos below.
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Hi Kyle,
Beautiful photos of Ko Phangan Island! That was pretty funny about the F-Buckets and fire throwers. I bet when the sun comes out that the water is going to be really beautiful. Take some more photos when that happens OK? I really want to see how it looks then. Glad to hear you are having such a great time and meeting people from all over the world. You're the man, I love you - miss you.
Dad
i loved your pics! nice job on the iraeli flag! haha. awesome! glad you are having fun...miss you though!
love,
elise
aweee yay!! so glad you're chronicling your journey. i'll def keep up-to-date with your adventures! :)
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