Crazy monkeys and back to Ko Phangan

What happens when we rent kayaks and sail the ocean blue to Monkey Beach? We get attacked by crazy monkeys! We decided one day to rent a kayak and go to a beach called Monkey Beach. When we get there, a few tourists were feeding all the monkeys and they were going crazy for the food frenzy. We decided to get some snorkeling done and cool off first before we play with our furry friends. We leave our garbage bag full of all of our stuff, along with some water bottles on the boat. Karl came in the water a little later to tell us that some monkeys were attacking our boat and trying to get in our bag so he tied it up tightly and hung it in a tree. When I got irritated with my mask getting all foggy I went back to shore to find 2 monkeys in our boat going through our stuff and attempting to drink our water. Those smart monkeys actually figure out how to get our bag down from the tree and started opening it to get through our stuff. They also made a hole in the water bottle so they could drink the water spilling out. They wouldn't leave the boat when I walked up so I had to get a stick to scare them with. It got them out of the boat all right, but then they got their friends and hissed at me from a knocked down tree! They wouldn't let me back by the boat! Crazy monkeys! A woman runs a tiny business selling drinks, snacks and monkey food to tourist told us that one of the monkeys steals an orange Fanta everyday and runs off to the jungle to drink it! These monkeys are smart.

Our nights on Phi Phi consisted of mostly drinking and there were some interesting contests that Karl and Ty couldn't resist. One was the drinking contest, which made me sick to even watch. They had to drink a full bottle of water, then a bucket of Thai whiskey, red bull and coke and then down three shots. Way too much alcohol for me, but they did the Canadians great and won the contest with the quickest time. Then, the obvious thing to do after that was to enter the dancing contest. They were very funny dancing to the reggae tunes, but didn't end up winning that one. Two older Thai men that had to dance to hard rock won that I guess fair and square...It is their country.

We had to say good-bye to Phi Phi and had the long journey across the country to Ko Phangan. It took 12 hours of boats, buses, taxis and boats again to get here, and right in the middle of monsoon season. I loved this island before and now it's not the same. It's the low season, so not many people are here and the waves are very choppy and come up to the bungalows, so it leaves no beach at all to lay on. It's very different than before, but it could be good. Note to self...It rains a lot in November on this side of Thailand! Oh well, I'll have a great time anyways. I've just spent the day in my hammock reading and relaxing and I even made it to the gym for an hour or so. High five for me! Well, I'm off to start my night with a bucket or two...Yay!