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Published: February 27th 2008
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I promise this will not be a long blog, but there will be lots of crazy photos!! On the 24th we finally got to attend the full moon party! I was a bit wary as to what to expect, having heard the numerous stories of it being an 18 years old's paradise... however we had managed to round up some people in the 'older' age bracket off Trip Advisor before we left and so were feeling confident we could tackle it head on with a group of us... and tackle it we did!!
The night started at the Outback Bar. This was our pre-arranged meeting point, and typically Rinna and I were first there.. we started with some Pimms n Lemonade. When McKay, Matt, Julian and Dennis rocked up we got them on the Pimms too, and the party started. We had some dinner while we waited for Daniel, Kristina, Karrie & Ross to turn up.
Our first bucket was at the Outback Bar.. a mistake for me and McKay.. unable to last the distance! LOL! On the way to the beach we stopped and stocked up on glow bracelets and necklaces, as well as investing in the mother
You put your right foot in....
guess who had a new tattoo?! LOL of all buckets... a laundry bucket filled with a 1.125litre Smirnoff Vodka, 1.25litre Sprite and 12 bottles of the lethal Thailand redbull... (apparently banned in other countries for its toxicity!).
Once on the beach we all got our neon glow tattoos bodypainted on arms, legs and backs and began the true party. I don't remember too much from there. At one point we all sat on large mats watching all the firedancers and twirlers.. looked pretty awesome.. from what I remember LOL!
Next came the deadly skipping rope... a massive rope ON FIRE that anyone crazy enough or drunk enough could attempt to skip on! There were masses of people trying.. with most coming away with burns... or what is affectionately known around these part of the woods as a "Ko Pha-ngan Tattoo".... One of us decided we were crazy or drunk enough to actually do it, and you will be surprise (maybe) to know it WASN'T ME!
Off she went... Rinna and the firey skipping rope.. she got into it ok... and lasted quite a while, but starting to tire lost her concentration and ended up with a massive burn on her ankle attempting to get
out of it! Alright on the night, but after a night of dirty sand, she was sore and feeling sorry for herself by the next day. Its still looking pretty gross and slightly infected but she is taking care of it and refuses to see anyone about it!
I piked at about midnight.. knew I would.. we had booked the first taxi for 3am but I had a feeling I wouldnt last.. must be an old age thing... and so Tina, Frank and I set off just before midnight in search of a taxi heading our way... Rinna stayed on and partied with Karrie, Ross and a couple of Aussies she hooked up with - Denny & Alicia. She was lucky enough to see them do the fire signs just after midnight - where they light up massive big signs saying "Welcome to Thailand 2008" and "Welcome to Ko Phangan Full Moon Party" with fire... Rinna got in on video but unfortunately no photos cause I had it...
After the signs were lit up Rinna and the others headed to the end of the beach where they sat up on some big rocks and chatted. Rinna fell off
them at one stage and ended up with big scrapes up the back of her leg! LOL! I, meanwhile, was safely tucked up in bed!
So that was the full moon party... pretty awesome night with lots of great company...
We have now moved on to Thong Sala on the other side of Ko Phangan for a night so that we can get the first ferry out of here in the morning. Next destination Khao Lak and the snorkeling trip out to the Similian Islands... Will be out of contact for the three days but feel free to send me birthday wishes anyway! We will hit civilisation (and Phuket) on the 3rd March.... 3 nights of luxury at the Holiday Inn.. bring that on!!
Love to you all.. speak to you in a week!
Reet & Rinna xxxx
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Carolynn
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LOL
Have a GREAT birthday xxx