U down with Ko Pi Pi? Yeah you know me

Hellooo! We have been without internet for a while so sorry for the lack of interaction. I haven't got any new photos for you today because I am in town and I left the lead at the bungalow(which is a boat ride away) by mistake. I shall start at the beginning...
So last time I wrote I think we were on Ko Samui and nick had just arrived. Our numbers swelled to four when a young lady he met in Chiang Mai came to join us (Hi Judith!) and we all got the boat to Ko Phanyang. We had left the fast/detox well behiund us at this point which was a good job because phanyang is the party island so we all got to behave like 12 year olds for a few days. We stayed in a dilapidated shed for a couple of $ a night (sorry this keyboard has no pound sign) but the beach was byoooooteefool and so were the people, obviously I include ourselves in this despite the mosquito bites and patchy sunburn. Anyway so we went to this half moon party in the forest, which was amazing, and I decided to have a midlife crisis and was dancing til 5 in the morning thanks to thai whisky and red bull (which you drink out of buckets - like, beach bucket&spade buckets) then I rode home on the roof rack of a rickety jeep thing and was speaking french to anyone who would listen.
Unfortauntely (and mum I apologise profusely if you have given this address to any of my elderly relatives) I was still drunk when I woke up, got on everyone's nerves at breakfast by yakking on incessently (this means talking, not throwing up) and then I decided to go and get a huge tattoo of a dragon on my shoulder for reasons the tides have long washed away. It Took Seven Hours. Zoe Nick and Judith kept me topped up with beers and noodles throughout the day and I when I emerged it was evening again and I now look, well, you'll see the photos. :(
So after that we decided to get well away from the backpacker scene before I went completely feral, and hopped on a plane to Phuket where we stayed for a night (in the main town, it was very cool) and the next morning got a boat to koh Phi Phi.
Now, koh phi phi is THE most beautiful desert island in the world ever, and we managed to haggle our way via a little wooden boat and some local knowledge to a remote beach where there are some little bamboo bungalows run by a thai family, and two american beach dudes called ben and scott. There is only electricity for a few hours a day.
We have been here for a couple of nights and we don't ever want to leave, our balcony looks right out into the sea, over some palm trees (We're up a bit of a hill) and there is a little bar on the rocks which stays open all night. The beach is idyllic and there's a coral reef a few metres from the shore which you can walk to and snorkel in. We like the rainbowy fish things, and there are harmless reef sharks, but the sea urchins are frightening. They just sit and wait for you to step on them. Which one of us will eventually. I got freaked out yesterday by a giant jellyfish but it turned out to be a plastic bag, phew.
Today we're visiting the town on the island, we all needed to stock up on cash and mozzy spray. Tomorrow we are getting a boat to the place where they filmed "the beach", it's only about 10 minutes away. Should be back in time for a late lunch and a few beers.
Can't wait to put the latest photos up, you will all be sick with jealousy :)
Thanks for all the comments it's really nice to hear from people when you're this far away. I'll get Zoe to write the next one so you can have a different perspective.
Oh and Happy Christmas! I don't reckon we'll be back in town (& therefore on internet) til after the 25th so next time you hear from us it will probably be nearer new year. Christmas for us will be just another day on the beach...
xxx