Not much great to say about this day as we were both in a grump about coming home. It was really sad to be saying goodbye to those who had treated us so well and I hated every moment of it. It's never nice to go home but being out there had really kick started by bug to go travelling and home was the last place I wanted to go. If we had been going onwards to another place it wouldn't have felt half so bad. We boarded the plane in Goa back to Mumbai. Funny afte...

Abu picked us up and we went to the Alcove for breakfast. Today was our big trip down to Agonda for a few days of relaxed bliss on the beach. We hit the road and it seems clear that although I cannot fault his driving, the near misses become more frequent with a lengthy trip. Through Panjim onto Margao, Margao seems much busier than their capital and much more crowded. Understandably so it would seem as we were later informed that it used to be the capital be...

Today was a bit of a driving epic adventure as after I cashed a traveller's cheque we drove to Old Goa to see the Basilica of Bom Jesus. Although I'm not a churchy person the architecture was stunning and the sculptures brilliant. Opposite side of the road was the Ministry of Archaeology was another church which had an awesome chandelier and landscaped gardens. Into Abu's car and off to a Hindu temple of Vishnu. Spotting westerners we were approached by ...

So, it's a massive day, it's our anniversary, Valentines Day but of course most importantly Sy's birthday. We had a little lie in and then walked up to the Alcove for breakfast. WOW - their strawberry juice was amazing; I enjoyed a muesli, fruit and yoghurt breakfast. At least I'm getting my 5 a day here. The heat was picking up so we came back to the apartment for some reading, cards and general relaxing on the balcony. Sy went for a snooze so I went for a swim ...

We both enjoyed a lovely lay in after the few early starts this week. We strolled up to Jackie's to change up some money, took a walk around Vagator and found a little bar called Dipti's that we took shelter from the sun for a drink. We headed back to the apartment and read on the balcony before Abu came in the afternoon to take us to Panjim. The traffic on the way there is busy but that was to be expected as this was the first day of carnival! I was really h...