I've decided to spend New Years on Koh Phi Phi, so I went out there the 30th to check out the scene. I quickly discover I am far from the only one who's decided to spend New Years there and the island is packed.
There are dive shops everywhere, so I randomly pick one and talk to them about doing some dives on the 31st. They are going to some local dive sites and the dives are 2500 baht for two dives, which seems on par with what other shops are charging. Sign me up!
Well the diving was incredible. WAY better than Koh Tao (although I wonder if I'd feel differently if I dived Koh Tao in late Jan/Feb). We saw tons of Tiger Sharks, Turtles, all kinds of fish, and my first moray eel (which didn't freak me out nearly as much as I thought it would).
After a long morning of diving, I went to the beach for a snooze in the sun before I got ready to celebrate the New Year.
Several of the bars on the beach are having parties and I wander back and forth between them. It is a very different New Year to be out on the beach in a sun dress counting down to the next year with accents from all over the world. As I dip my toes in the water to celebrate the beginning of 2009, I can only think " so this is January". I still can't believe how amazing the weather is and I luxuriate in the warm sun and fabulous beaches every day.
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