Our original plan for Thailand was to stay in Bangkok all four nights. However, the moment our flight attendant notified the plane that we were getting in a half hour early, we had to call an audible. With an early arrival, we could catch the last night bus to Surat Thani and get on the early morning ferry to Koh Phangan. Koh Phangan is one several islands off the eastern coast of Thailand and more importantly, home of the famous Full Moon Party. The Full Moon Party had already happened but a few fellow travelers told us that the island was worth checking out because there is a party every night. We knew they were right.

Coral Bungalow’s was one of the finer establishments on the island and conveniently located on the beach; the same beach where the full moon party is held. Our room was the definition of luxury after our accommodations in India. We have never been happier seeing toilet paper and a usable toilet in our room. After walking along the beach and grabbing lunch, we took a much-needed siesta and prepared for the evening festivities. Next on our plate was dinner and it couldn’t have looked any better. Chase and I ordered two plates of pork Pad Thai and polished them off before the server could get us our silverware. So good. With dinner past us, we ordered a few more rounds of Chang beer and waited in the main dining area for things develop. It didn’t take much time to pick up and before we knew it the room was packed. We joined a table of twin brothers from Holland and fellow Dutchmen for some card games and good laughs. People from Holland are awesome.
We went to bed pretty late so our day started at noon once again. We were actually pretty impressed with ourselves. Scooters are the most popular form of transportation on the island so Chase and I decided to rent two; just to fit in with the locals. The next 5 hours whizzed by as we drove around the entire southern coast of the island. The views were amazing and we got to see what the island was like outside of the resorts and hotels. There wasn’t much but we did stumble upon a Thai track meet. They were pretty slow.
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