The Loon In Goa - Part 3
The last day in Goa started off very lazily, with me staying in bed till 11, after which I ordered the usual breakfast and got ready for the day. I continued my practice of making sure that I went out for lunch to a local eaterie. But when I left the hotel that afternoon, it was drizzling, which did not dissuade me. It simply reduced the radius I could cover, and luckily I found a small food joint just as the rain kicked up.
The place was not promising in terms of quality, and it delivered on the low expectations it projected. I ordered some chilly fry calamari that was more chewy than the standard eraser. I barely got through half of it, before I gave up and decided to fill up on french fries. The walk back was luckily rain-free, and very pleasant.
Once at the hotel, I whittled away the time till the evening, which was when I headed to the beach for one last visit. I was lucky to watch the sun set halfway before being hidden behind the clouds. It was a remarkable sight, making up for all the gloom of the previous 2 days, and gave me a treasured memory for the whole trip.
Once back in the room, I stayed in, as it began to rain again soon after. I had an early morning flight back to Bengaluru, so this was a booze free night and I hit the bed early after clearing my hotel bills. The next morning, it was a quiet and quick ride back to the airport. However the nature of the route, with all its curves and bumps made it enjoyable even while sitting in the back. From there, the flight and the bus ride home were just routine at this point.
That about sums up my first ever trip to Goa. I don't think I'm a beach-person, at least not when I'm travelling solo. If and when I return to Goa, I'll be sure to stay somewhere I can get a car to drive around in and TRULY enjoy Goa for its best bits. For a motorhead like me, there is only one attaction here, its not the beaches, not the cheap booze, not the chances to see hot women in bikinis during the peak season. No. Those 'highlights' pale in front of the promise of adventure that the roads hold, and I'll be back for them.
The place was not promising in terms of quality, and it delivered on the low expectations it projected. I ordered some chilly fry calamari that was more chewy than the standard eraser. I barely got through half of it, before I gave up and decided to fill up on french fries. The walk back was luckily rain-free, and very pleasant.
Once at the hotel, I whittled away the time till the evening, which was when I headed to the beach for one last visit. I was lucky to watch the sun set halfway before being hidden behind the clouds. It was a remarkable sight, making up for all the gloom of the previous 2 days, and gave me a treasured memory for the whole trip.
Once back in the room, I stayed in, as it began to rain again soon after. I had an early morning flight back to Bengaluru, so this was a booze free night and I hit the bed early after clearing my hotel bills. The next morning, it was a quiet and quick ride back to the airport. However the nature of the route, with all its curves and bumps made it enjoyable even while sitting in the back. From there, the flight and the bus ride home were just routine at this point.
That about sums up my first ever trip to Goa. I don't think I'm a beach-person, at least not when I'm travelling solo. If and when I return to Goa, I'll be sure to stay somewhere I can get a car to drive around in and TRULY enjoy Goa for its best bits. For a motorhead like me, there is only one attaction here, its not the beaches, not the cheap booze, not the chances to see hot women in bikinis during the peak season. No. Those 'highlights' pale in front of the promise of adventure that the roads hold, and I'll be back for them.
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