As the ocean stretched to the horizon Ko Phi Phi Don came into view. It's exactly how you imagine coming upon paradise: a beautiful and richly lush island resting pristinely like an emerald against deep aquamarine water. The water is clear to the bottom and schools of fish darted back and forth as the boat made its way to shore-we had arrived!
We stayed at a hostel on the viewpoint stairs (there are 3 viewpoints on Phi Phi overlooking the island that are accessible by this staircase) and while The Scenery as it was called wasn't the most luxurious of hostels, it had enough beds, private bathrooms and wasn't right on the main drag. After setting down our things Josie, Reuven and I met up with Emily and Katie (2 fellow Satit Bagna teachers) and about 15 other people for a private beach party. Now this party was supposed to be a boatride away for a day of fun in the sun but was actually one of the worst organized things ever! It started late to begin with, but then the driver of the boat disappeared for a while, so we threatened to mutiny unless we got our money back, but the 'director' of the operation was like no he'll be back don't worry. So after a while we started getting restless and finally got him to give us the beverages he was going to try to make us pay for later--needless to say the driver came back, we found out the battery on the motor as dead, got a new battery, then they realized the boat was too heavy so they had to make two trips, so a group of us volunteered to take the 2nd trip (not before hoarding armfulls of Chang) and hung out in the bay soaking in our surroundings. The day turned out to be amazing despite the inital glitch--we hung out amongst the coral and Reuven and I won the Frisbeer tournament (beating the currently multi-year undefeated British mates).
Realizing 
we hadn't eaten much we got some hefty portions of Kao Pat Moo (Pork Fried Rice) before heading back to the hostel to get ready for the evening. We ended up meeting up with some more CIEE people who were on the island and joined forces with them for the rest of the trip. That night we went to Apache Club and Ibiza which were right on the beach and featured amazing fire dance shows. I even did fire limbo and fire jump rope--glad I did it, but don't know that I need to do it again (very scary)! Only two people in our group got hit b
y the rope and have some small reminders that it was indeed real fire. We spent the night socializing and dancing on the beach complete with glow in the dark orange body paint so we all looked like Na'vi Warriors (for all you Avatar fans). Before heading home we stopped at Stones down the beach where we were able to lay on mats/pillows and look at the moon/stars.
we hadn't eaten much we got some hefty portions of Kao Pat Moo (Pork Fried Rice) before heading back to the hostel to get ready for the evening. We ended up meeting up with some more CIEE people who were on the island and joined forces with them for the rest of the trip. That night we went to Apache Club and Ibiza which were right on the beach and featured amazing fire dance shows. I even did fire limbo and fire jump rope--glad I did it, but don't know that I need to do it again (very scary)! Only two people in our group got hit b
y the rope and have some small reminders that it was indeed real fire. We spent the night socializing and dancing on the beach complete with glow in the dark orange body paint so we all looked like Na'vi Warriors (for all you Avatar fans). Before heading home we stopped at Stones down the beach where we were able to lay on mats/pillows and look at the moon/stars.The next day found us on a journey across the 
island to Long Beach. We actually from one side to the other through the jungle, across deserted beaches, on dirt paths and boulder paths. It was well worth the trek for the beach was wonderful. It stretched on and on with soft white sand and sparkling water reflecting the sun. We spent the day there snorkelling, swimming, soaking up the rays and eating by the water. At night we laid low and just had some drinks by the water which, despite the pounding music from some of the clubs was extremely peaceful. We ran into Leora on the way home and found out that she was headed back to the U.S. the next day as her Grandmother was extremely sick. It really makes you realize how quickly things can happen and to really be thankful for everything you have!
island to Long Beach. We actually from one side to the other through the jungle, across deserted beaches, on dirt paths and boulder paths. It was well worth the trek for the beach was wonderful. It stretched on and on with soft white sand and sparkling water reflecting the sun. We spent the day there snorkelling, swimming, soaking up the rays and eating by the water. At night we laid low and just had some drinks by the water which, despite the pounding music from some of the clubs was extremely peaceful. We ran into Leora on the way home and found out that she was headed back to the U.S. the next day as her Grandmother was extremely sick. It really makes you realize how quickly things can happen and to really be thankful for everything you have!
No comments:
Post a Comment