Tag: Goa
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Goa
The next day we flew to Goa for the second portion of the trip: palm trees, clean ocean air, fresh seafood, and lots of lazy beach time. We each had our own bungalow at Village Susegat Beach Resort on Morjim Beach, which offered us easy walking access to the beach, proximity to a few great bars and restaurants, a logo that would make a man-spreader blush, and the ominous sounds of crows day in and day out. It was perfect. After a great sunset walk on the beach, we walked a bit past our resort to Chia Lounge, one of…
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Gokarna, Goa, and Mumbai
Gokarna Upon arriving at the train station in Karwar, we hired a taxi to take us to Gokarna, about a one-hour drive away. The drive through the countryside was similar to the other taxi rides we had taken (more on that in a bit), but for the first time in India, we were witness to the concept of stray cows. A bit unnerving at first, the sight of lazily lumbering bovines interrupting traffic with their slow road-crossings and zero-fucks-given attitudes has since become quite normal. While in Gokarna, another pleasant beach town with minimal crowds, we stayed on Om Beach,…