Dec. 7,8,9, 2014. Koh Phangan

Starting to get messages of concern. No worries.  All is well.

Just hanging out in a nice private room on the Sunset Beach side of the island of Koh Phagan, about 5 kilometers from Haad Rin.  Enjoying the AC, resting comfortably, tending to a mild case of intestinal disagreement and a sore right ankle.

Still have the motorbike and am exploring the island.  Have had to fill the tank 3 times and have traveled about 40 miles back and forth, around here and over there on the island.

Not much beach access or beach views, other than at the resorts.  

The Full Moon Party was just as expected.  Thousands of drunk, dancing kids, booming techno music, flashing lights, countless beachside bars, drink stands, etc.  I left the dorm room, walked 150 meters down to the beachside chaos and luckily found a corner table at one of the beachside restaurants around 11:30 PM.  I ordered a beer or two and sipped them until about 1 AM and looked at young bodies.  There was no one my age that I saw, and there were tens of thousands of people.  

I had seen enough by 1:00 AM to understand what was going on everywhere, so went to the dorm room to crash.  It was empty.  When I got up at 7:30 AM, kids were entering the room to sleep.  After I showered, the room was full and smelled of alcohol breath.  I went for a motorbike ride and found my current lodging.