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Goa

Hola! We all got back from Goa this morning. It was an amazing trip. To get there, we had to travel 16 hours west, to the small coastal state that used to be a territory of the Portuguese. Our first afternoon was spent eating seafood curries and looking at the ocean. On the second day, we rented scooters, which was totally cool. I got to drive one- I've never driven any type of motorbike before, nor driven on the left side of the road. But, we payed for two days and went. It was scary at first, knowing Ivy and I were depending on my developing driving skills to keep us safe. At the same time, it was really fun driving up and down the coasts, checking things out with the breeze blowing on us. After two days of going to beaches farther north, I got pretty good at driving. The beaches were so, so beautiful. It was easily one of the most beautiful places I've been. // Besides laying on beaches for four days, we didn't do much else. We did eat a lot at a restaurant called Munchies, which was right next to our hotel, AND was a 24-hour restaurant. Not only is that restaurant open later than probably any other restaurant in India, the food was damn good, and included bacon and beef. It was a little piece of heaven on Earth... we ate there probably 15 times in 5 days. Vive la bacon. // Overall, Goa was an amazing time. The natural beauty of Goa was unmatched, and it was very relaxing staying in a place with thousands of Euro-hippies whose only mission in life is to smoke loads of weed and drive around on scooters. A very laid back atmosphere. I'm considering moving there; anyone up from living on a beach in India? // till next time.

Posted at 01:41AM Mar 12, 2008 by Adam L Barkl in General  |  Comments[0]