Goa has a long coast line (like the South coast) and is made up of a few small 'towns', we are staying in "Patnem" it's beautiful, quiet during the day and bonfires at night! We are staying in a wooden house on the beach (you can jump off the balcony and end up in the sand), with cocktails bars, restaurants and little shops close by.
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"Home" Lee and I shared the one on the Left, while Beverly and Nadia were in the Right one |
We are able to watch the most amazing sunsets every night and spend most our time in our bikinis! So I am finally getting a tan…this thing I have heard so many people talk about, but have never been able to sit still for long enough to actually achieve. There is a wooden studio behind our two houses where we do yoga and dance, when we are not on the beach. Bev does most of the teaching, but every now and then one of us will have a turn to show either a dance we have learn or choreographed ourselves. I have also got to play poi quite a bit mainly around the bonfire at night, but also during the day when I get to practice. We brought a mini kerosene, two plate stove which we use to cook dinner every night. Dinner usually consists of tomatoes, rice or noodles, peas, carrots (and other vegetables) as well as paneer. If you have never had paneer, let me explain what it is…basically it is a meat alternative (Bev is a vegetarian) it is super white and pretty much tasteless. Sounds yummy, huh? Well in all honesty it wasn’t the best, but we did get used to it, although Lee and I had declared our life motto “Say no to Paneer”.
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Sunset at Patnem Beach |
There is a town close by to us where they have slightly bigger shops with a little more range of products, as well as the only shop that sells phone cards and airtime! Getting to the town involves either renting a rickshaw or borrowing Lotus’ moped. Lotus is the owner of the place that we stay at, called ‘Lotus Little Village.’ He is a really great guy, who is always willing to help us out. There have been times when we have run out of rice or noodles and walked straight into the ‘kitchen’ (which is a room made out of grass mats, with a sand floor and a few stoves) and borrowed some from Chef, which we would repay once we had the chance to go shopping.
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Free roaming cow in Chaudi, Goa |
Hmmm, shopping… that can be one tiring task here! In India bargaining is a way of life, if you so much as look at any item in a shop you will immediately have the price shouted at you. The expected response if for you to offer a lower price. This goes on for a while until a reasonable price is reached for both parties, it usually includes a head wobble or two and an accusation of stealing the food from the mouths of their children…this is the art of bargaining.
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The shops on the "street" of Patnem |
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