Fire Dancer Pirates Bar Koh Phangan

I'm in the middle of a HUGE party here on Koh Phangan, for the Thai Songkran Festival. The house music right outside this Internet cafe is pounding the beat, and everyone's dancing like crazy. I've been powdered, drenched, powdered again & drenched again, so many times it's impossible to count! The supersoakers are out in force, and others are just throwing buckets of water, sometimes iced on everyone. Everyone is soaking everyone else, and Everyone is smiling like they're having a great time (and we are indeed!)

The Thais are going nuts. This is obviously a big thing for them. And today the sun is shining without a cloud in the sky. I haven't a clue what the temperature is because for the last 3 hours I've been completely soaked, feeling nice & cool.

I'm sorry but I'm not taking pix of this wonderful event. :( Can't risk the camera (which by now would be history!). I've refilled my supersoaker at least 50 times, and I've got a nice blister coming on my trigger finger.

Too bad everyday can't be like this one! Tonight there's a big party at the Pirates Bar, with a bunch of DJs with their setups in little nooks in the sheer cliff. I'll post some pix of the bar soon. It's right at the end of the beach I'm on, which is one minute away from my bungalow. How convenient.

I'm not jonesin' anymore! Yippee! Sweet Thai medicine for my insomnia. :)

So the story about this Thai New Year celebration is that they're supposedly cleansing themselves of all the shit from the last year, so they can start the new year fresh. It's new years cause today is their Equinox, with the sun directly overhead. It's the hottest month of the year here, so a great excuse to get soaking wet!

Koh Phangan Beach Scene