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We're alive panic not! Tess, Tonja, Ane, Chris, Arni, Gunnar and I have had an amazing few days in Koh Phangan and will be setting off to Koh Tao tomorrow.
Last few days have been pretty crazy starting am with the waterfall party which was good fun but the music drove us craazy. I was already suffering from a throbbing cheek as Árni had thrown a glass at my face (he was trying to get my attention by throwing his drink at me but let go of the glass too by accident..the bruise is rather impressive!), and it was one hell of a walk to the waterfall which was sadly dried up! We got home that evening minus Gunnar in the back of a truck and were deposited at the beach to wash off the paint and sober up before bed.
The next morning we woke up and spent the day at the beach sunbathing and swimming..rather idyllic we're not gonna lie! That evening we ate at a scrummy cheap thai restaurant and then headed back to the hostel to prepare for going out. Sadly we didnt get any paint that night but had an epic game of Kings Cup with Chris knocking over everyone's beer and an 'experienced' Dutch girl who managed to shock us all. We had a great time picking on a still hungover tess and then headed out to Hat Rin. We partied on the beach at the Cactus Club and were all picked up by a group of Candians who wanted to find every nationality and I have to say I can't balance on shoulders very well when I've had something to drink..! Ane, Tess and I were very hungry so set off in search if food and found an amaaaazing schnitzel sandwich place which was incredible. When we got tired we headed off the beach again to chill and enjoy the swing, hammocks and massage hut which was great shelter in the sudden downpour.
Next morning we went back to the beach and then tess chris and i decided to head to hat rin to watch Gunnar play in the final of his beach football tournament. First if course we had another killer sandwich (i was happy). Typically thai, the tournament was running late and so we spent a pleasurable hour in a cafe watching family guy (yes Dad I'm coming round to it!). Gunnar played in his match and after mopping him up after he managed to gauge his toe (beach football is violent!) his team unfortunately lost on a penalty shoot out. They were all prepared to take Gunnar's cool tournament top away so I had a master plan for him to shove it at me, for me to run off and for him to tell them very sadly that some girl just stole it. It worked beautifully and we returned home happily with our stash safely in my bag.
That night we had a big decision to make: jungle party which cost 500 baht plus 200 for taxi (about £20 in all!!) or back to the beach for a beach party. Us girls decided to have a quieter night to save funds but had a nice time in the build up and enjoyed all sorts of new games and painting people. The trouble started when my face was painted and Tess had had too much to drink and got VERY overexcited. She started begging and pleading with me to go but I just couldn't afford it!! I had only had two beers so wasn't about to get carried away.. However, once my face was painted, the alcohol suddenly started kicking in and Tess was so desperate that she said she'd pay for me and I was only too happy to oblige. We got to the jungle party with me very worse for wares (turns out the alcohol is unregulated and chang beer can reach 13%) and found it heaving but really fun. Unfortunately I don't remember the exact order of events but I do remember getting lost at one point which was TERRIFYING. Eventually I was found by Gunnar and Árni and we were reunited with the others. Funnily enough after all that money we all decided that we were fed up after only half an hour (!?) and decided to go home. We lost Tess briefly in the crowd but she was found after a minor panic. We headed to the beach again where I promptly passed out in the massage hut and the others washed off their paint. Apparently I only woke up when I found myself swinging in the air as I was carried back to the hoste by Chrisl.
I woke up the next morning feeling pretty terrible still in my clothes and with paint all over me and rather a few bruises..and the full moon party was that night - great idea to go Tess! We were all not feeling great so spent a lovely day playing cards and going out to buy our fluorescent full moon clothes. Before we knew it it was time to start drinking again (I was dieing) and we were taught cucumber, horse race and pyramid which were fun. Beer pong was not so fun that night as Tess and I were beaten by Ane and Gunnar (Ane did most of the work). When the paint came out, we were ready and managed not to write our names all over each other but settled for classic dots and arrows. We got to hat rin for the full moon rather wobbly and were Incensed that we had to buy our way onto a public beach..10 minutes later we realised that was the only way in so coughed up and entered the chaos within. The town and beach were absolutely packed with fluorescent people and we eventually found our way to paradise bar. We partied on the beach with amazing music and occasional visits to rejuvenate ourselves. The people were crazy..Someone got licked by this random guy and Tess got jumped on!! Tess and Ane went for pizza whilst Tonje and I settled for sickly sweet jäger bombs. At 5:30 we decided the time had come to head back and so popped in a taxi home. Chris had to catch a taxi straight to the port for his flight (!!?) so we waved him off as the sun rose and headed for bed. I woke up 2 hours later and decided to just watch the Lewis Hamilton episode of Top Gear instead if sleeping..very clever but so worth it :) Tess slept longer but we woke up again feeling funny.
Tess will once again continue this as it seems to have got rather long..!
Flo and Tess x x x
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YKW Sounds amaze!
Caroline Baldwin We had a great time at Koh Samui - Thai food , parties on the beach and lots of fireworks. It was a perfect news year eve 31/12/99 !!! The only thing that went wrong was the generator stopped working so when we eventually went to bed in daylight the air con did not work!!! Keep having fun. X
Lolly My favourite part of this is the Lewis Hamilton tope gear....even half way around the world you are still the same old Flo ;) Sounds like you're both having an amazing time, we'll have to meet up when we're all back and share stories!
mummy sandra hello flobear sounds like you are having an amazing time, nice to read your adventures. i miss you lots of love mummy sandra x