Cocktails and Dreams!

We started out the evening the same way we always did, by first going to dinner at one of the many beachfront restaurants. We also met an Israeli, named Guy, who works in Delhi who was in Goa for vacation. He turned out to be an idiot but more on that later.
There are many many Israelis in Goa.

We went to a cute little restaurant and sat on the beach on bright red leather couches. Candlelight was the only light source and the crashing waves was the soundtrack. We ordered appetizers and drinks and enjoyed the beachfront before moving upstairs to dinner.
For dinner we all got some kind of seafood curry and a beer is about 90cents CDN, to wash it all down as it goes great with spicy fish curry. Something in the beer breaks down the spice of the food so it makes it a good combination.

After dinner, as per our ritual, we all went to yet another restaurant where we ordered banofee pie and shared it. The banana/chocolate and graham cracker crumb dessert is so special that we ate it every single night without any guilt.
Then after we scraped our plates clean we headed to yet another place called Cocktails and Dreams (like in the movie Cocktail), they even had the same sign oin the back of the black t-shirt from the movie. Hilarious! This bar had fun music adn we usually went here for our one night cap before heading to bed. I am not sure what happened this night, as normally we all manage to have one drink and head back to our respective beach huts, exhausted after a full day of swimming, hot sun and lounging around.
But tonight went a whole other way, and I am so glad it did!

We found out from Guy, that the Estonians, were actually here to film a rock video with the star Airi, with her new single called monsoon. Although the rock star thing is pretty cool, the porn story had a much better angle, in my opinion. You can all find out a little more about Airi by clicking here. Look through her photo gallery, nice pictures but Joseph got some good paparazzo like shots of her, and we think we might be able to make a little money from them by selling them to some Estonian gossip magazine.

They happened to be in the bar that night and are always trying to be the centre of attention, and it was hard not to notice them with their heavy make-up, skimpy shiny clothes and loud demeanor. But tonight, I think our group got the party started and kept it going until the wee hours of the morning. The song Walk Like An Egyptian started and I was singing it and doing some fun Egyptian dancing while sitting down, as I was impressing my Swiss friends with knowing the fast English words. However, Airi took notice and from across the room in her heavy Estonian accent the said to me "hey, you, you want to dance?" I did not want to dance with her, as she dances super freaky and has no rhythm. I swear. I wish I had a video of her weird trance like dancing.
So, against all my better judgement I got up and danced with her, but I dragged Nadine up to dance with me. Airi later came to sit down with us and proceeded to mumble some words to us, the girl was as high as a kite. But she told us that she had 2 kids (10 and 5), and opened for the Rolling stones on their Eastern European leg of the Bridges to Babylon tour. She is 30 years old.

Afterwards, Nadine and I wanted to hear some Hindi music, Bollywood style, as we both find it extremely beautiful and fun to dance to. So I went to ask the DJ, who turned out to be very cute. He said he would only play some Hindi songs for us, if he could come show me some Hindi moves. Not one to pass up a good opportunity, I followed him to the EMPTY dance floor. My friends cheered and gave me encouragement while i followed his moves. I could see Jopseh taking pictures from the table, so I knew I had to pull out my best moves. I had no idea what i was doing, but it felt good, and it was fun! And boy could he ever dance!!!

After that, it got wild, everyone started dancing, including the Estonian crew, and also people from other bars down the beach came to the one we were at because they heard it was more fun. We danced, and danced and danced until about 4:30am, when Nadine and I thought we needed to take a swim in the Sea, since we were sweaty and hot from all the dancing.
We thought it was the best idea we ever had. So good in fact, that we could only get two other people crazy enough to come with us. Joseph, Marianne, Vahan, Anna and Guy had already left, although they lasted quite late.
So, Nadine, Pascal, and Paul (from England) and I went swimming. Paul and I had our swimsuits on already however, Nadine went in her under things and Pascal....well Pascal didn't seem to want to wear anything. Lucky us.
That swim lasted all of about 5 minutes as we couldn't see the waves coming in, and they would hit us when we least expected it. It made for some funny situations though.

As for, Guy, he left the bar without paying his tab, and had a creepy way about him. He is 39 and chasing after Nadine who is 23, and she made it very clear she was not interested. But Joseph took on the protective role and made sure Guy kept his distance. Nadine is the cutest little thing, and weighs about 100 pounds soaking wet. The boys love her. She has an energy about her that demands attention, although that might be the last thing she wants. She is humble yet she knows the effect she has on men. She is also one of the nicest people I have ever met while traveling, and she is very real, and honest. She is definitely wiser than her 23 years.

Anyway, so ended a fantastic time in Goa. A place i would go back to in a heartbeat and rivals any beach I have every been to, in that the culture is so rich and the prices are on the cheaper side so you can enjoy a much longer stay. The beach was a soft sandy white, and the sea was as almost too warm to be refreshing. Marianne, Joseph, Nadine and I also went dolphin watching that same morning and it was amazing. Our driver, sang a song to bring the dolphins out, which seemed to work, and I took a video of that. I hope to download some pictures to add to the blog soon. Hopefully in the next few days as things slow down for us a bit. We are currently in Hampi now and we are taking our time to enjoy the enigmatic scenery. It's like nothing I've ever seen before. Beautiful.

But more on Hampi in another post.

We are doing well, eating well, getting along great and falling in love with India. Just when you want to curse India and scream at her, you encounter a situation or see something that makes you forget the crappy stuff (such as the constant starring and all the pushy-ness to buy things, rent things, and give money) and fall in love with her all over again. The next few weeks will be a good test, as we finish the south and head north by early next week. The change from south to north is apparently astonishing. Like being in two different countries, so I am excited and anxious to experience all it has to offer!!