Day 201 : Full Moon Party!

• Went snorkelling in the morning. Coral was about 100m off the beach (after lots of sea-grass) and not a huge amount to see compared to other places we’ve been on this trip. We saw sea-cucumbers, stripy friendly fish (we don’t know the name), rock cod, parrot fish.
• Headed over to Hat Rin early (5ish) before the crowds descended. Had dinner in a bar and watched about 5 episodes of Family Guy over a Sang Som bucket – lots of the bars are set up like cinemas, presumably so people can take time out from the party later on. Lots of buzz around town before the party starts.
• The town is on the beach and mainly full of shops selling buckets of drink (usually a small bottle of Sang Som rum, a bottle of Red Bull and a can of Coke), fluorescent full-moon themed T-shirts and cheap food.
• Got some free UV body paint with another bucket on the beach.
• Watched some Thai people doing fire-tricks (throwing fire-sticks and poi) – they could teach the drunk hippies at Glastonbury a thing or two!
• The moon had an eerie halo around it – maybe just because of the full moon and clear sky?
• Music was mostly pop / dance – sometimes good but mostly not!
• Took a crazy taxi ride (all the taxis are of the open pick-up truck style) home – the roads to Hat Rin are like a rollercoaster!