Upon arriving in Ko Phi Phi we were a bit disappointed. We got off at the pier and there was techno music blaring from all the speakers, a million tourists crowding the streets, and when we arrived at our hotel and asked where we could go swimming at the beach, the lady responded "No swimming, only wading." No swimming! We are at a beach for Christ's sake! However, after walking to the beach and seeing the turquoise clear waters with the stunning limestone mountains in the distance we were happy to be here!
The first night we realized that we are on the party beach. At night the entire coast line transforms into a neon spectacle with American music booming and fire shows at every bar. A little out-there for our relaxed idea of a beach vacation, but what the hell? So everywhere on the island they advertise "buy one bucket (a mixture of soda and booze), get one free!" We follow suit and get ourselves a bucket each and sit down to watch the fire show, and boy what a fire show it was! It was such a great show we could 't believe we weren't even paying for it! It was so great they even allow tourists to participate at the end. I decide I am pretty good at doing the limbo so I hop on stage and go under a flaming stick with the greatest of ease! That is until I made it under, tripped, and fell flat on my face. Awesome. But all I had we're a few scrapes and bruises, it could have been MUCH worse.
We are enjoying the beautiful water and have been kayaking and snorkeling where we saw some amazing fish! We are looking forward to doing some more activities and exploring other islands.
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