Mum's birthday! It was great to ring home today and get chance to speak to mum and dad from the beach! We went out for late breakfast, to a place called the German bakery. It was quite difficult to find, we were glad we had the scooter. When we got there the place was quite big with loads of places to sit and chill and eat. The menu had all sorts on it. We got a proper coffee, and both got a croissant filled with scrambled egg and tomato. It was delicious, the s...

I woke up still not feeling perfect today so we took it slowly this morning. Around midday James went to rent a scooter from the guest house we are staying at. Everyone seems to get about on a scooter, there are no pavements and the roads are very narrow so walking can be quite dangerous! He said he was going to have a ride by himself to get the hang of it then we could go out together on it. When he came back he said he had asked about petrol and the guy had an...

We hardly did anything today because both of us woke up with stomach ache again! We stayed in the room at the guest house for the majority of the day. James plodded on with plans for further on in the trip and with the help of John the guest house owner he managed to book us a train ticket to Cochin in Kerela on 20th December. That should be interesting!! We only got out as far as the shop for some water and fruit etc but hopefully we'll feel more like it tomorr...

We moved on again today, not very far though. Just round the corner in Anjuna, we are now staying at Silver Moon Guest House for the next four nights. Before we left we made sure we made use of the pool as the next place was a lot cheaper and didn't have one. We checked out at 11.30am and then walked to our next spot. The owner at Silver Moon is called John and his wife called Maria they are really friendly! Also very helpful, we asked John about getting an overn...

It was Flea Market day today, the Flea Market in Anjuna is famous. It takes place every Wednesday from first thing in the morning until midnight. We weren't sure what exactly to expect but thought we might get a lot of shops very similar to the ones that are here every day on the walk down to the beach. You get talked to by every shop owner saying 'Excuse me, have a look at my shop' when followed by no thank you they then say 'I'll give you cheap price'. The Flea...