Oh Koh Phi Phi!!

A couple days ago we left Krabi and headed to Koh Phi Phi island with our Canadian friend, Aren. We took a ferry- yes an actual ferry!!! It was about a 2 hour boat ride with about 100 people. We arrived at the island and had to pay an entrance fee of 20 baht- which is about 70 cents!

Then we went for a bit of a hike trying to find our hotel. Turns out it was located kinda in the jungle away from most of the touristy stuff. Which we learned was kinda nice because most of the clubs and bars blare house music til about 4am, however a little sketchy trying to find it at night.

We have been taking it pretty easy since we have been here! Our first night we went to a bar where they played a lot of western music and had guys playing with fire. So we sat back, had a couple beers and watched as they threw flaming batons and tennis balls coated in kerosene around. It's actually quite an entertaining performance!

After they finished their show they grabbed the "jump ropes" aka a long tag doused with kerosene and lit on fire. Danielle was definitely not hesitant to jump right in! Afterwards, they pulled out the limbo stick which was also on fire. Danielle then convinced me to do it. I was reluctant due to my fear of being on fire - I know I'm such a drama queen hahahaha.

The following day we hung out at the beach and searched for another place to stay - it just seems silly to stay in a hotel here when the guesthouses are equally as nice (ok maybe no tv but there is usually only one English Channel anyway) and a couple hundred baht cheaper ( about $3-6). We found a cute little bungalow which is surrounded by a garden and hammocks ( everyone seems to have hammocks here - so great!!)

For dinner, Danielle, Aren and I met up with friends from our tour, Jill and Cam, who brought along their German friend, Louis. All had some great cheap Thai food and beers. Everyone seems to love the local beer called Chang which is about $2 for a small and 3.50 for a large one.

We went back to the fire show and the waitresses all treated us very well because they remembered us (and of course we tipped them). Later we went to another club on the beach and danced the night away on a makeshift dance floor of plywood!!

Definitely in love with this island!!!

Ps- photos below of the guys with fire, Danielle and I limboing and Danielle jumping fire rope