This island is not real!

I know I have already stated this but it seems like this island is not a real place. There doesn't seem to be any real rules and the everything can be paid off. I've heard so many stories about how bars pay off cops to get away with whatever they want.

Now I don't think I have to state the obvious, but I do not do any drugs. I was shocked to see shops selling t-shirts promoting them. I was standing at a club and a guy literally ordered drugs from the bartender!!!! What!!!

My first full day of Koh Phangan was spent going around and just exploring the basics. Seeing some different shops and what not. I had agreed to meet up with the English guys and Tasha so I headed to their hotel. Unfortunately I had missed them already. Oh man now I had to go find new people to befriend.

I walked around alone for awhile. I looked at shops then headed to the beach in hopes of running into them. This went on forever. I started to get discouraged. How am I going to survive this whole trip alone without friends. I had made friends so easily the day before but now here I am stuck alone. A little lonely and sad I gave up and decided to regroup back t my hostel.

 But instead I met Cheri who was also an American solo traveller and three guys from Singapore. We explored the shops and then headed down to get a look at Haad Rin beach. It was full of people hanging out, playing games, eating food at restaurants set up in the sand, and sunbathing. 

As we walked along the beach I hear a girl shout my name. it was Tasha!!! What luck that we would run into each other and she was with the group of English guys. For the rest of the day we all hung up swimming and talking at the beach. When the sun went down we decided to head back and get ready for the Jungle Experience.

It turns out they had rented motorbikes and I got a ride on the back of one. We all got ready and took a taxi to the jungle experience. It was located back in the jungle near Baan tai and was the hottest place alive. It felt like, well it felt exactly like a jungle would because it was a jungle! When we arrived we snagged some groups pictures at the entrance sign before we were greeted by a massive party in the jungle.

It's hard to explain without being there but it's very surreal. Thousands of people are crowded in under neon lights wearing neon clothes and neon flower headbands. There are all different sections to explore. The first stop was a mui tai ring were we got to watch professionals box. So cool! There were so,e music stages and one was built like the giant mouth of a lion. To get from each area you crossed under vines and leaves and crossed over small bridges. It was a truly cool and magical place with some awesome new friends!