Phi Phi March 3 Beach Parties

We paid 300 baht each and got a van pickup from our hostel to go to Phi Phi today.  They drive you an hour across the island and you get to the ferry.  Ferry ride is 3 hours.  We went to the store and bought a 4 pack for the ride and some snacks.  We finished it all before the boat even left the harbor haha.

They really packed people into the boat.  We got good seats inside, so we decided to stay inside in the air conditioning

Islands in the distance.  The views were beautiful.

Pulling into the harbor!

The hostels we wanted to book were full, so we got a cheap hotel, Lux Guesthouse.  The building was all wood.  The floors creaky and the door didn't seal shut.  The AC was OK though and we had a private bathroom, so that's nice.  The view was pretty also.

Pretty sure Shaun was melting from the 100 degree temperatures.  Here he's laying under the fan and AC lol

We dropped our stuff off and headed to the beach (and of course grabbed drinks).  Unfortunately, when the tide is out, it's really out.

I forgot to take a photo of how cute the streets were, so this one is saved from the internet.  Cute though!  Phi Phi is a walking island.  There aren't scooters and cars here.  Everything is by boat or walking.

Tide is so far out!

 Since going in the ocean wasn't really an option and we were literally sweating to death, we did what normal people would do... snuck into a hotel pool.  I was nervous, but Shaun said "just act like we belong here".  Haha, why do I keep getting in these situations?!?  It worked out though.  The pool was awesome and a view of the beach.

After a few hours of refreshing soak time, we watched sunset from the beach.

Back to the creaky room to shower, change and go find dinner.  We went out for sushi (def not from Thailand) and it was AMAZING!

We ran into Stephen, Sara, and Linnea while walking through the city and went out with them to the beach parties!  Every night in Phi Phi, they have parties on the beach.  Basically, all the bars and hostels play really loud music, sell drinks and turn on black lights.  The staff walk around giving out free shots, hosting limbo competitions, giant jump rope, people playing with fire.  All sorts of things.  Apparently, it doesn't work when I post videos on this blog, but I have some really cool ones. 

We found that we could walk to the convenience store and buy buckets with more alcohol for way cheaper lol

This dude was passed out on the beach.  Of course he woke up when we took a photo.

Stephen and Shaun.

Buckets!!

The tide comes all the way in.

The girls and I danced, while the boys drank buckets.  Haha I think I made the right choice!