good for you- thats dedication, writing the report as you go.

Waiting Roxey, how is it at the Prazares and have you seen Simon yet?

Just how many cold beers did you have?
allan.

Here I am in the Elephant shop!!!, apart from gigantic thunderstorm last Wednesday evening - even the locals said they had seen nothing like it this year - the weather is now beautiful. Had a few nice meals round and about, must say the new place Sunny Side up seems to be doing well, albeit things might change when the shacks go up proper.
It is at bottom of main beach road on the left, very nice restaurant, food is excellent and cheap. Very posh loos and beach huts available for hire.
Nice but I do miss Zappas, no sign of it going up yet either
Yes Allan & Marion, I have seen Simon and the rest of the lads, most days, still flogging their t shirts bless em. Their Mum is on her way from Karnatika today so we will be going up to their village later in the week to see her.
2 drownings of holiday makers over the last few days at Candolim according to the navarhind times, also the usual motor cycle accidents.
Off to catch a few rays, and looking forward to the meet up at Tea Ma with the HT'ers
See you later
xx

And how is the Hotel Roxey? interested because we are staying there Christmas & New Year Allan&Marian.

Still having a great time, into our last week now though
Hotel - good and bad, we have a nice apartment - unfortunately directly above the bar so is very noisy and doesnt close until the last person leaves. We did ask to change rooms but having been shown a couple in other blocks we decided to stay - they were pretty shabby and smelt damp - think its M block will check up and let you know.
Staff fine there, nice and helpful and the food is fine too.
Happy to say most shacks now up and running, also a big clean up of the beach going on at present.
Have discovered Bacardi Breezers - lime variety - very yummy!!!

Back home now, had a great time all in all, but after 15 years visiting the rose coloured specs are off. For years I have stayed in an apartment beach side of main road, central but clean, relatively quiet etc. This year the Prazeres - god where to start. The hotel itself is nice, well certanly around reception, pool and bar areas. Had an apartment in front of hotel, very nice but kitchen was just that, a kitchen, no cups, plates, utensils, no facilities whatsover, 900rps per night extra, absolutely not worth it. Also very very noisy. The owner of the hotel has a liking for very loud trance music, no matter what time day or night 5.30am , 3.30 in the afternoon - its blaring away. I think a couple of the tour operators have complained so hopefully it will be sorted out. Certainly our third week was a lot quieter than the first two. The blocks behind the main ones are pretty rough, K block is terrible
The road from the hotel up towards the beach is a nightmare, as usual fast and furious and you take your life in your hands. Outsie the temple a tree has been cut down, branches etc stilll strewn all over the road for the 3 weeks we were there, blooming death trap trying to pick your way over those after a night out.
Rubbish everywhere you look, no getting away from it - in the cold light of day the place is a tip - night time is different still has the magic.
Great meals, recommend the Bistro at Whispering Palms for European, fantastic meal there, Annupurna for Indian, to be honest didnt have a bad meal the choice is fantastic. Bars - same really, found Nino's Nook courtesy of here, funny little place full of us Brits.
Spent a day at Fort Aguada Beach Resort, blimey how the other half live.
The have double sunbeds with huge mattresses and cushions, food and drink more expensive but reasonable - bacardi breezers 110rp
Spent a nice day at Coco beach, Blackies shack, can't do enough for you, not much left in the way of beach though.
Morjim was nice and quiet, lovely meal there,
Candolim/Calangute beach as mad as ever- too many sellers all with the same stuff, did find a little oasis in the middle though D'Meilios, nice little shack about 4 sunbeds, no sellers, not enough people to make it worthwhile.
Will I go back, yes of course!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hi roxey is it free to spend the day at fort aguada or do you have to pay? i know some hotels are happy as long as you're eating and drinking.do you know any other drinks prices,namely kingfisher and wine!
thanks
sue

It was free to spend the day there, I think Kingfisher was about 80rps, don't know about wine, food was reasonably priced and very nice

thats better than i thought -it was 80r for a kingfisher in the phoenix park in feb. so do you just go in and find yourself a sunbed or do you have to go to reception first? sorry to be a pain but i dont want to make a show of myself by getting it wrong in posh place like that!
sue

Well, we had a wander around the fort etc, then on the way back saw steps leading up to what we thought was a bar, wandered up, stopped by one of their chaps, he said was fine to go in although supposedly for residents only - spent a few hours there, was lovely