Arriving in Koh Phangan I was met with hords of people hassling me to find me that "special" place. Just like the Thai people say..."Same same, but different"
Lucky for me...I had a place already booked...or so I hoped. Arriving to the place I had booked almost four months prior...I was a little skeptical that they had my booking...let alone running water. But after making sure not to be taken into the shack made of papier mache, I was able to settle down into a nice little bungalow overlooking the ocean.
This leg of my trip was solely for working myself to the bone, making sure I've accomplished everything I could possible do in a day, rush everywhere and just plainly be stressed...right?
hahaha...WRONG
This was for me to basically do nothing all day except work on my tan, write a few postcards, sleep alot and when the time came, party with the massive crowds of people. And that's exactly what I did, even though there was one tinsy winsy time where I was a little stressed, but hey...it's Christmas...who isn't atleast a little stressed during that time?
Being on a beach for Christmas is exactly how it sounds...AWESOME...now don't get me wrong, I did miss my family and the atmosphere that surrounds Christmas back home,oh and that dreadfully cold weather...well...all but the last one. Still I have tons of years ahead of me to experience the same Christmas over and over again, but how many times will I have the opportunity to wake up on a beach, look over to some friends and say..."Woah...can you believe today is Christmas?"
That was probably the best part of this stay. You couldn't tell except for the few red and white banners, that it was Christmas. It was like you were in a completely different world. And I loved it.
Now this island is known for hosting its share amount of big parties and I would of course partake, but I made sure I was well enough away that I could get some sleep to. This made for a perfect spot with a nice, quiet, secluded type beach, but it also allowed me to rent and drive a scooter for the first time.
These things are complete death traps, that is unless you take care while driving. I saw more then a handful of people looking like hamburger because they were driving recklessly. I on the other hand was white knuckling everytime I hoped on...especially after, not even 30 seconds into hopping on I over excelerate and almost crash into a house. Like I've said before...I'm very graceful.
It was great being able to have the freedom to drive to almost any part of the island. I explored, got lost, and explored some more. Still, I saw some great beaches, but my favorite was right infront of my bungalow. Not a soul in sight...clear water...great sun...white sand...and a beautiful sunset around 6pm
Now onto something completely different...spending my Christmas Eve dancing on a beach in Koh Phangan.
Well this island is known as the party spot...so I wasn't going to be one to dissapoint. Therefore me and some friends grabbed some cheap spirits, enjoyed the talks of time on the beach, gazed out over the stars and then headed off to the boisterous beach to partake in the Christmas Eve shenanigans.
The number of people was insane...even though I was talking to a few others who said they had been here last year and there were more. At times you could barely move, but you just had to find the right spot and you were free to razzle dazzle all you wanted. I remember one time stopping...pausing and just looking up into the stars, over the mass of people and thinking...wow...this is some way to spend Christmas...who would have thought...a year ago when I was planning this that I would be on an island at Christmas...dancing under the stars...pretty good I guess for a guy from small town Rocky Mountain House...I wonder what the new year will bring.
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