Thanks Lin - looking forward to the next instalment

Gawd Lin!! Mapusa or Panjim??? Hope it was the Apollo Victor!!!

Hi Lin, I've been waiting for a monsoon report......hurry hurry can't wait to read the next installment.

Arl

Was trying to think of a way to make Pt 2 a bit beefy, instead of the embarrassment it was, Will do it tomorrow, We have kept up the tradition of Wed meets, although they are mini meets, Ampora Julie, hubby Mark and me, just off out now,

Lin

Just tell it like it happened, it will be interesting to us all, hope you are Okay though.

Have a Honeybee for me.

I went to see my friend at the weekend and spied the bottle of honeybee I bought her when I was in Goa .....ooooh I was soooo tempted

Arltogoa,
Linb tried to have a Honeybee for you-wasn't quite what we expected at our mini meet last night. And for all of you that are fed up of being asked "taxi" there wasn't one to be had anywhere in Calangute last night, unless you count the one parked by the temple whose driver was lying on a concrete slab, comatose from too much Feni we suspect, surrounded by about 20 dogs. After setting off walking in the pouring down rain and doing a stint as a security guard- long story we eventually got a lift from a kind man. Linb finally got home from her night out about an hour ago

I take absolutely no blame for it whatsoever:

Arpora Julie, I wish I was there! Oh poor Lin b, no taxis' that would be strange to say the least. What about the Security guard stint! I'm intrigued......come on "Whispers from Hter's in the Goa Monsoon" I can see a new thread revolved around the Drunken bummery that goes on in Goa when it 's not the tourist season......

Arltogoa,
Are you suggesting we were inebriated last night I have to confess, we did have a few

Myself and Mark met lin b in "The Pub" in Calangute after she had done a reccy to see what was open and they advertised karaoke on the door, we thought we'de go and have a laugh, but no, it's not on out of season.We had 1 or 3 there, hunger got the better of us, so it was either the Plantain leaf but as they don't sell alcohol, we plumped for Capricorn with a stop off on the way (it is a long walk and we were very thirsty)at the little house on the prarie for a drink with the locals, just to be sociable you understand

After a very nice meal, we were going to leave, but the heavens opened so we had to have another drink. We trekked all the way back up to Franks bar,passing quite a few taxi's on the way,we ordered our drinks, lin b thinking of you, asked if they had coffee Honeybee, yes said the waiter. Me and Mark got our drinks and started chatting, after 5 minutes we were wondering where lin b's was, when out he came with her drink, steaming hot in a mug Yes he had brought her a cup of coffee What made it even funnier was, he didn't get the joke and when we explained, he didn't think it was at all funny!

We must have stayed there longer than we thought, we did look at our watches at one point, but because of the dim lights we couldn't make out the time So when we eventually left (sometime after 3am we think) Calangute was deserted, so we made our way to the temple to find a taxi, thats when we found the comatose driver!
After deciding that lin b shouldn't walk hom alone, we set off "measuring the road" as the Goans say for staggering, to Arpora.
The heavens opened again, and as we only had 1 brolly between us, we abandoned it and having been deprived of a sing song, we did a very passable rendition of " Singing in the Rain"

We got to somewhere near Amberts surgery- I think, and met a little guy sat in what appeared to be a bus shelter who said he was a security guard, none of could make out what he was guarding, we asked him if he knew of a taxi, "no problem" he said and off he went back towards Calangute, leaving us to "guard" After what seemed like ages, and me insisting we couldn't abandon our post, he reappeared saying "sorry, sorry, but the driver is drunk" Yes, he had been trying to rouse Mr Comatose.

Off we set again, when quite soon we heard a vehicle, so we stuck our thumbs out and very kindly he stopped and offered us a lift to Arpora.
We live in a very rural area, with no street lights and a large herd of cows, so Mark held lin b's hand while I went in front to point out the cow pats, it didn't help that lin b's shoes would'nt stop on
After much giggling we got home and decided to round off the night with a few well earned coffee Honeybees on the veranda, eventually we called it a day going up to 5am.
Phew, it's a good job all the Wednesday meets don't go on so long

HAHAHA Love the Honeybee Coffee incident, I tried getting a restaurant owner to make me a Moscow Mule while I was there and the trouble I had trying to get him to understand what Ginger Beer was I ended up with lumps of root ginger in my cocktail. Ican just imagine you and Lin b stottering down the road.

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I'm sure lin b will give you her version of events, but I suspect she will be catching up on her sleep at the moment.
If she tries to hold me responsible for any of last night events, I will deny it completely
We worked out this morning, whilst sat in the rocking chairs nursing our hangovers, that she is here for another 2 and a half weeks, not 1 as she thought
Oh no, does that mean 2 more mini meets?

Lin B......Lin B? .....Would you like to defend your version of events please....?

Headaches/hangover scale please....on a 0 to 10 basis!!!!! Serves you right Lin ..you dirty stop out!!!!

Arpora Julie. My wife is quite taken with the idea of Coffee Honeybee, can you tell us please, is it a hot or a cold drink, and what would the measures be. Thank You.

Barrie.

Coffee honeybee is a new flavour of honey bee, tastes like Tia Maria, but not for wimps NOT a black coffee with original honey bee put in, It was the coffee that kept me sobor Yes you will be getting my version after I have had my coffee (without honeybee)

Lin

Pam,
On a scale of 1 to 10, I would say around 7. Normally I don't get hangovers over here but yesterday morning I felt like I had a pedulum swinging in my head and my mouth tasted like Ghandi's flip flop.
We sat on the veranda until early afternoon, very subdued and drinking copious amounts of tea and coffee. Feeling fine and dandy now

Forgot to say, I am eagerly awaiting lin b's version
You can also get Honeybee in apple and apricot flavour, but the coffee is by far the best.

On the whole it was fairly accurate, just a few additions, the 1st bar, english owned I think, Mark picked up the tab, a couple hundred rupees, so I said I would get the next one- Local bar 45rupees for 3 drinks As Julie siad we did check the time, but due to poor lighting it was 10 past 11 or 10 to 2'
Whilst we wer guarding the bus stop, Julie wanted to abandon the post, but this guy had a uniform and matching shoes so it must be important, so in the interests of national security I felt we had to stay at our post until he returned.
The Fred and Ginger Impression was a sight to behold, but thank goodness for the lift home or we would still be walking now, Hangover score 1/10 as I was drinking coffee

Lin

As it looks like the rain has set in for the day I will do Pt 2, But I would like to catagorically state alcohol had no part in what happened.
After a very long trip, I popped out early evening to say Hi to some friends and grab a bite to eat, I arrived home at 8pm very jet lagged and decided to lay down for a few mins but I couldn't relax until I had completed my nightly ablutions, hopped off the bed, misjudging the distace to the floor and fell down with a crash, after crying for my mummy for a few mins I got up and got ready for bed, but my knee was really hurting.
Next day bruised and sore I decided to 'hop' on a bus to visit Mango house with red cross food supplies (bacon, sausages and cheese) By the time I arrived It was very bruised and the swelling was much worse. Shermina told me to pop to the Vrundavan hosp at the end of the road for an X-ray which I did, no fracture showed up but he thought I had torn my ligament, next thing I am wearing a full leg brace, and clutching bottles of pills, only I did not have enought cash on me to pay.
I went ouside to ring Shermina, with a nurse watching, not sure if she thought I was going to do a runner
Next problem, there is no way I can get back on a bus, so I phoned the number of a Tuk Tuk driver I knew, well, trying to get into a tuk tuk with a full leg brace was like something out of a carry on film, and we had yet to stop in Mapsua to use an ATM. where I had to get in and out again.
All is much better now, and respect to the Vrundavan hosp, I was in, X-rayed, seen by an orthopedric surgeon, and treated in less than 1/2 Hr.

Lin

"wearing a full leg brace..... with a nurse watching, not sure if she thought I was going to do a runner"

Conjures up a fantastic image

GW