A Typical day in Palolem Goa

I thought I'd give you a run down of what I have been doing in Goa, and I'll use yesterday as an example. Here is what I did in order of waking up to when I went to bed:

-Went for a run on the beach barefoot in the surf, listening to Jack Johnson. The sky was clear the sun was shining and it was hot!
-Went to the Internet to write my blog
-Went for breakfast with Joseph and ordered a spinach and cheese omelette, with Masala tea (chai tea) with honey
-Went to the beach to meet Nadine and Pascal (our friends from Switzerland) also with them was Pascal's friend Vaughn ( pronounced Waun) and his girlfriend Anna, he is Swiss and she is German.
-Rented boogie boards with Nadine and Joseph and proceeded to jump waves with them for an hour
-Got a sunburn
-Bought a Papaya from an Indian man carrying a fruit basket on his head. Proceeded to eat copious amounts of it.
-Played Frisbee with Joseph.
-Walked along the beach around sunset and took pictures of Indian children playing in the ocean, leaning palm trees, Indian boys playing cricket on the beach and men wearing speedos (I need proof and they are EVERYWHERE!!)
-Read my book while Joseph took more pictures
-Met Nadine and Pascal for a Gin and tonic and appetizers before dinner
-Joseph was tired and wanted to chill so I went with Nadine and Pascal to a restaurant on top of a large rock overlooking the ocean. Met Anna and Waugn.
-Nadine and I shared Dahl curry (lentils) and prawn masala curry with naan bread. I'll never tire of Indian food.
-We ordered Banofee pie to share between the 5 of us. Best dessert I ever had. Lots of chocolate, graham crumb bottom, ice cream and cream. Dee-lish.
-Had an in depth conversation with Pascal about ice hockey, all the while fireworks were going off and the waves crashed along the rocks. The Swiss love ice hockey!!
-Went to bed

And I plan to do it all over again today. Don't be too jealous.

The only change in my day today will be renting scooters with Nadine and checking out some of the other beaches. One named butterfly beach. I'll let you know how that goes! The roads are small dirt roads here and not too busy. Don't worry Mom.
And I might have fish vindaloo tonight instead of dahl curry. I love that is pretty much the only thing I have to worry about; choosing which curry I want to eat and making sure I have enough 30 SPF sunblock on. Love it!

That's the only difficult part, we are starting out doing the beaches and will eventually move to more difficult travel once we head up north. So I might as well enjoy it now, as I am sure I'll be back to sweating up a storm with no sea to swim in soon enough.

The Estonians are the cast of characters I wanted to touch upon. These people scream attention! The girls walk around in string bikini bottoms, with loads of make-up on their faces. Yes, we are on a beach, but it is still India and you still have to be careful. Bikinis are one thing, string bikinis quite another. Now these women are mid-30's and wear sparkly hats and scarves on their head and demand attention. They are traveling in a group of about 16 men and women. The men wear leopard print speedos during the day with their bellies hanging over and run around playing Frisbee.
One of the women actually showed up at the restaurant/bar around 9pm still wearing her thong bikini bottom, and a see through Indian print top that only went to her thigh with her bikini top underneath, and proceeded to play pool. They also carry around a large movie camera (think professional movie camera) so very attention grabbing, and they act out scenes at the restaurant, dance to Indian drummers, and stand and sing songs during dinner. It's all really very bizarre. The four of us think they are making a porno movie. And we aren't even joking. You have to see it to believe it.
I am going to try to take pictures of them. They are a real riot, and they seem to be everywhere!! It's just too much.
I'm sure they are interesting to talk to, and Pascal is going to ask them where he can buy their movie. I hope I am around when he asks them, trying to keep a straight face will be difficult.