| Full Moon Party: 'Crash' Patch a Welcome Addition For Revelers | ||||
| UPDATE : 13 April 2010 | ||||
As the boat approaches the island of Koh Pha-Ngan, the sound emanating from Haad Rin Beach almost reaches fever pitch. It's great to return to the popular party island again, my first visit since the year 2000. I'm greeted by a huge welcoming committee of joyful, dancing revelers. My first impression is that everyone is pretty much intoxicated and enjoying a 'devil-may-care' state of mind, so I guess I better start by getting myself a drink. It looks like everyone's already been hard at it for quite a while and it's still only midnight!
Taking place on a monthly basis, Koh Pha-Ngan's Full Moon party is one of those happenings that everyone really ought to experience at least once during a lifetime. And it really does seem like 'time flies' when you're participating in one, since most people involved tend to get 'lost' either in the music or the atmosphere (or both). In terms of the music, I'll have to be honest and say I found it to be 'okay' at best – I'll probably never fully appreciate trance, although I guess at least it provided a reasonable soundtrack for an evening of dance, albeit a sweaty and boozy form of dance! A pleasant surprise It was exactly 10 years ago that I last attended a Full Moon party on Koh Pha-Ngan. So on my return, I was already to be a 'casual observer', enjoy a few drinks, sit back and declare: “Yeah man, but it's nothing like it used to be!” But the fact is, little has changed really: boys and girls dance the night away, while various forms of booze and mixers are for sale on the beach. Just like during my previous visit, some of those enjoying the celebration start squinting as the morning starts to approach and begin wondering as I did back then: “Whoops! Now how do I get back to my bungalow?” Fortunately, a new development has helped to ensure that this is now less of an issue. As I wander across the beach, I notice an area that was definitely not there 10 years ago. Close to an area of beach crowded with revelers near Paradise Bar – one of the beach's best known clubs - is an area featuring a sign stating 'Sleep Area'.
Before I know it it's 6 am and the moon has begun making way for the sun. During this visit the sand is fine and clean unlike 2000 when it was covered in an unusual looking form of phosphorescent algae, so 'thank heavens for small mercies'. The Sleep Area has already become packed and apparently there's no form of discrimination towards either gender, nationality, or age. It certainly offers revelers an added bonus as it provides those who may a little more inebriated than they had planned to be with a clean and safe place to crash out.
As I wait for a boat to take me back to another part of the island where my accommodation is located, I rest my head near the Sleep Area, where numerous youngsters are snoozing away. I hear a Scandinavian girl lying on her back, talking to her friend. “I love this stuff [the music],” she says, reminding me in some ways of a punk rock singer. I gaze across and she catches me playfully with her 'Lucy in the Sky' eyes. The next Full Moon party at Haad Rin Beach, Koh Pha-Ngan will take place on April 28. Transport connections: Boat: Koh Pha-Ngan is about two-and-a-half hours away by boat from the coastal town of Surat Thani. Five boats operate between the hours of 6 am until 11 pm. They travel back from the island between 7 am and 10 pm. From Koh Samui, boats take about 45 minutes to reach Koh Pha-Ngan from Na Thorn pier, leaving five times a day between 8 am to 5 pm and returning five times a day between 7 am and 1 pm from Thong Sala. Another service operates between Bo Pud pier and Haad Rin between 9.30 am and 2.30 pm, returning between 10.30 am and 3.30 pm. | ||||
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Full Moon Party: 'Crash' Patch a Welcome Addition For Revelers
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