Vila Goesa Beach Resort Baga

... was pretty new and fun to drive around on. We motored through many different towns and headed up to the more secluded beaches in the north. Lunch was at a small cafe and then we wandered the beach for a while, watching the birds and fishermen and playing in the waves!

The next morning we had booked a dolphin cruise and Goan BBQ. We headed out on the water and saw some of the coastline. There were many large ships anchored not too far away so we got a ...

... is running at the mo
saying that however we did sort out a day trip for the tuesday.....
we paid around 17 pounds for a taxi for the day to take us to a spice plantation, give us lunch, take us for an elephant ride in the jungle then to see the famous Basilica of Bom Jesus church in old goa that houses the body of St Francis Xavier - goas patron saint
we turned up bright and early tues morning and got in the taxi when the driver asked us if, for a little ...

... and to the casino - played a bot of blackjack but i feel it was a tad fixed as they didnt use real cards - compuerised dealing instead which i didnt trust at all!!!
overall not much to report
doxycycline (anti malarials) are giving me psycho acid like dreams and making me v sicky
no dehli belly yet but have lost weight, just not sure how much yet - not many scales over here
not many touirsts yet, hoping it gets busier before hannah ...

... some one calling Portland and saying "Hey Bro, I'm in Oregon come pick me up" After explaining to Dave how big Goa was it turned out he was about an hour and half away..... Dave is dumb......bro....... So without further ado, I give you Dave McPune.....(he smells like nerd) Back to Goa... Joining up with Ben again was reason enough to head back to Goa ...

Arrived in Anjuna early this morning from Arambol. Managed to get a room really quickly in another cheap guest house called Manaili's which was really lucky as it was the last room avaliable. I came to Anjuna with my Italian friend so we shared this last room. In the earlier afternoon we walked to ...

... anyhow.. But i'm trying to upload as many photos as humanily possible in between, the connections in india aren't the best, and this one is pretty good.. so I may even eventually get around to back dating this blog as well (some hope, lol) anyhow, hope all of you's have got your xmas shopping sorted, and it's not to late to ship any of my gifts over, i'm located at beach hut 3, baga beach, goa! : > ttfn, jH

... dreadlocks making a mess of the place. So now they have strict rules about amplified music and parties and stuff so it's all a little more low key. However there was a bit of an obsession with Pink Floyd. On one particular evening, I heard in different establishments five or six songs in a row (including an English bank doing a punk cover of Have A Cigar) and one of the bars is even called Pink Floyd. One local alleged that the ...

... arrived at the Villa Fatima, a nice hotel on Baga Beach. For the monetary equivalent of 15 minutes work stateside I have a clean room (although rustic) with a queen size bed, ceiling fan, and view of the sea. Most of my fellow boarders are older british and northern European travelers (25-30). Just down the block are the nicer hotels which cater to package tourism. I spent the better part of yesterday at the beach... having found that my eagerness to ...

... we were sent oput again so headed to the other set where charlie delhins boyfriend was. Sudeenly i was spotted rushed up to costume got a quit on and there i was on a formula 1 racing podium presenting hte cup to the racing drivers with explaosions and champaigne and fireqowkrs popping wooo hooooo what fun! Later on Sara also got plucked from the masses of extras as well for the madame tusauams set so it felt goood that we both will defo i should be imagaine be in theses ...

... hotel right downtown with a great view, and it was only 1440 rupees a night. That night we just walked around downtown Goa checking out all the various shops, and trying to get a layout of the city. We found a great 5 star hotel that had a few different restaurants - one with a nice Thali meal as it's sole offering. Service was amazing - as was the food. January 10th, We decided to check out Old Goa. We hired a taxi to ...