Day Fifty-Five

Today was a day of relaxation. We woke up a little later in the morning and plopped down on the beach for the entire afternoon. Sam, aka "9 to 5", went to work and started picking up on girls. By the end of the day the Jeffs and I had had a good day of rest and relaxation and Sam had coordinated a group of four English girls for us to go with to the Half Moon Party.

After a quick dinner at the "Friends" show restaurant, we stopped at the market to buy some drinks. We cleaned up the bungalow and set up some tables. Once the girls came over we played a game called King's Cup. Right before we left the girls got out their glow in the dark paint and we all painted our bodies for the Half Moon Party.

On a side note, I actually found out that the Half Moon Party started not from Buddhist tradition but rather from a group or travelers who had a birthday party on a full moon for a friend. The travelers stayed for a few months and had party after party on every full moon. The parties were so popular that the island adopted it into its culture and became known as the "Full Moon Party Island."

We took a tuk tuk into the jungle in the hills. The party went all night, I didn't. We all kind of lost each other about three hours into the night and ended up coming home separately. Back at home I went on an adventure and ended up running into everyone else. It was probably our best night of partying and a great way to say goodbye to my favorite island, Ko Phangnan.