Phi Phi Island, a week in paradise

We arrived at Phi Phi and knew that we would have to avoid and ignore the Thai people shouting at us to stay in there hotels as they add a few hundred baht on for commission. The six of up walked straight past them and found a place to stay called Sand Seaview resort. They only had two concrete rooms and one bamboo room so Tom and I took the bamboo room because everyone had offered that we could use their hot showers which meant we would be saving a few hundred baht a night. On Phi Phi we went out on kayaks and a day fishing trip where we caught a baracuda which a really nice Thai guy cooked for us for free. The boys and I played football with lots of thai people from 5 until 7 most days which was a really good laugh, we even won more games than we lost. We made really good friends with a few of the people that worked there. One was called Thai, another Chai and Big and little boss. We didn't know this yet but those friendships would really count two days before we left. One morning Tom, Rebecca and I swam over to a small beach around the corner from where we were staying which was about 2 kilometers away. The whole of the bay we stayed on in Phi Phi had white sand with amazingly clear water.
We visited "The Beach" one day which is called Ma Ya bay and even got some snorkelling done which I assume Bampy will be pleased to hear. We did go out for a few drinks on two occasions. The second night we went out it all went rather pear shaped and left Tom and I a little bruised and battered. Our intentions for the evening was to go and watch our new thai friend Chai fight in a thai kick boxing fight in reggae bar which is a really popular spot for backpackers. We couldn't see him when we arrived so we went to another bar on top of a building and had a few drinks up there. When we'd finished there we went to Jordans Irish bar and had another drink and a dance session which was really fun. Ben, Fray and Finland had all gone to another place but we had planned to meet up with up later.Bex and I went outside for a chat, we had been sitting across from the main doors when i saw poor Tom come playing out of the door stumbiling backwards before hitting the deck hard. Next thing i know there's about four thai men standing over him kicking him. At this point I got up and ran over and thumped some thai guy in the head. After that it all went black and i woke up with Bex laying over me shouting. I don't know how long i was out for but when i came around i got up and grabbed Tom and said " We've got to go". We both ran as fast as we could back to the hotel. I was bare foot because i'd lost my flip flops. We where running along the road and Tom kept shouting about his wrist, as one was tightly locked up in a hand cuff. Turned out the guy who had started on Tom was a Thai police man who was drunk and has a nasty habit of beating up westerners. He's also a Thai kick boxing champion which i hope explains why Tom and I put up such a poor resistance. We got back to the room and Rebecca and Jess turned up about 15mins later being escorted by an irish guy. They were shaken up but not as much as Tom still having one hand in a police handcuff. The Irish guy left and we began to think of ways to get the handcuff of Tom's wrist. This is where it all gets a little Hollywood. Jess suggested three amazing options, if it was a blockbuster film. They are as follows...
1. Pick the lock with a hairclip.
2. Use her hair straighteners to heat the metal and bend the metal.
3. Use a breeze block from outside to smash it off.
Obviously I tried to calm everyone down and said that there was a building site around the corner and in the morning we would get Thai or Chai to go and get a hacksaw so we could free Tom. At that point Chai turned up to see what was wrong and next thing i know i'm standing outside Big bosses bungalow asking for a hacksaw. About half an hour later Tom was free. He's still got the smallest part of the handcuff to keep as a memory, he may even make it into a bracelet just for a laugh. The next day i could bearly see out of my right eye because it was so swollen. Small boss had already been to the police station to kick up a stink. Everyone found it slightly funny the next day because if we didn't laugh I would have definetly cried. That afternoon a policeman from the main land had come over to see us because this was a really serious incident for the Thai people, everyone on the island really wants the policeman strung up. We missed the police man but after we decided that we wouldn't do anything because it could turn around on us. That evening big boss made sure that we where around because he threw a massive BBQ to say sorry. We had fish, rice and a few beers which was really nice. Lots of Thai people came over to show that they were sorry for what had happened. Thai, Chai and little boss tried on a few occasions to pursuad us to go to the police but we really didn't want to. The next day we left Phi Phi and headed back to Krabi.
Please don't be to concerned because its ok now and we've all had a laugh about it
Me and my face : )

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