F*&%ing Good Birthday Bucket

On Friday we were delighted to find out that the Irish couple, Justin and Veronica, had, by coincidence, arrived in Ko Pha Nagn and were staying in the same apartments as us. After our emotional reunion, Silvia and I went to the beach we had been on with the sunset on our first night for the last time (boo hoo) and soaked up every minute of it. By this time it had really become real that we actually had to leave Thailand some time, whereas before it had felt like we had all the time in the world......

Justin and Veronica met us for some beers at sunset where Silvia got very friendly with a dog (see picture)!!! We all sat on the beach and watched the sun go down.....it was just as beautiful as the first night :) After some good banter and a couple of Changs (6.2% thank you very much, whoa, almost like Belgian beer!) we headed into town on Justin and Veronica's motorbikes for a cheap dinner (we had to be careful as our funds were dwindling and we had to save money for the night's drinks as it was hoped it was going to be a big one for my birthday.... 28 after all!!!).

After the meal we went and had a "Bucket" (see picture) (you choose a quarter bottle of any spirit and team it with any mixer, its huge, a bucketfull, in fact!) on the Full Moon Beach. Justin and Veronica bought me the "Birthday Bucket", which was lethal (as far as I know it was Thai whisky, red bull and something else), and Silvia bought me some orchids (see picture). Apparently you can't leave Ko Pha Nagn without having a bucket or a garland, its a crime. A t midnight, Justin got the bar staff to come and sing happy birthday to me, although they weren't happy about it, they looked positively terrified!!! I appreciated their efforts though!!!!

We returned to our apartments only to find it looking like an MTV Spring Break Celebration. Girls in their bikini's at the poolside with beers in their hands. As Silvia and I are a little more reserved, we opted to jump into the pool with our clothes on after having guzzled a beer (see picture post jump). Aftersome dancing (and more beers) we decided to go for a swim in the sea... probably not a good idea given the amount of alcohol we had consumed, but it seemed like a great idea at the time! I ended up with pins and needles in my hands and feet, but it was worth it. Went to our beds at 5 and slept through to 9.30 due to the fact that we had to get up to catch the ferry to the mainland to make our way back to Bangkok. Given the previous nights shenannigans, I spent the first few hours of being 28 feeling positively wretched and throwing up in the toilet on the boat - horrendous is the only way to describe it. Quite a contrast to the night before :) Hello year 28.