Happy New Year to all our friends in Goa. I hope Chilly & Richard are feeling better

Many thanks for the update

How I envy you all, my best New year was spent on the beach at Candolim, and reading your report brought back so many happy memories.
Sorry to hear that two of the gang, were unwell. Hope they are now back on form .Your posts cheer me up, as I try to survive the freezing cold winter here, roll on March.

Best wishes to all in Goa

xx lassi

Fantastic report Trina & Andy, cant wait for next instalment and getting back to Goa in Feb.
When you there in March Lassi?

and there's more!!!! hope you are not all getting bored senseless!!!!

Day 26
We went to Morjim beach.....Steven the lovely taxi driver picked us up, we had a lovely day on the beach....yes we actually spent a whole day in the sand!!!! We had lunch at the Cool Place shack and beach huts.....Brenliz recommended it to us.....arrived home at six (ish) showered changed and walked into Candolim....we were going to eat in Fisherman cove but it was full so went to the mango grove.....okish small portions honeybee had 6 chips with his grilled tuna had to pick them up on the bill as they overcharged us...went onto Jambalaya.....Tom (Bluesmania) had finished early as the police were around enforcing the 10pm curfew, taxi home 100rps....back to normal prices!

Day 27
Went to the dentist at Dom Boscio hospital....quite surprised how good the equipment etc were...the dentist Dr Aldrin was really lovely no fillings so just had a scale and polish, back home to sort out making a dress and blouse for my friend.....met the neighbours and went to Shivers for lunch...lovely setting by the Kingfisher Villa, honeybee spent the afternoon teaching our neighbour Yannick the inn's and out's of playing cricket....then decided to watch the sunset so went to the Big Blue shack......on the menu 140rps for a Honeybee!!!!!! Whole bottle 120! Don't think we will be going back......
Went out late..ish picked up Big Chris and Alfi's tee shirts and went into Bom Sucesso.....all right until three tables lit up cigarettes...so we moved.....then we were near the loudest tourist in Goa.....you could probably hear him in panaji from Candolim....he went on and on....I thought he would shut up when he got his food ....wrong..... he then continued to describe the food to all on the table....we were in there for well over half an hour and no-one came for our order so we paid for our drinks and left....so cannot put a comment on the food ...service poor.... so popped into Tony's place food and service again very good...walked home......

Day 28
Cricket yet again!!! Out on the bikes to get supplies and bargain down the tailor.....out for dinner early to Spice in Apora..... good food and average price drove home in the dark........not a big fan of that...arrived home all intact!!!....met up with our neighbour Kurt and Yannick and went to Calamari Tom was playing.....met a few from TA....they only sell small Kingfishers for 70rps.....toilets are grim!!!! One Indian seemed to be having problems with his credit cards using one after another and finally resorted to rupees borrow from his friends!!! Slow walk home.....

Day 29
Guess what???? Cricket yet again!!!! Early afternoon set off to Anjuna Market...parked up looked a little different from the last time we went....got asked lots of times "Hashish?"...."No"...."Marijuana"...
"No"....... we then asked how far the market was about 20 minutes walk in the way we had just come!!! So back on the bikes.....found the market and paid 20rps for parking the market was vast and selling lots of tat basically the things you can buy at Mupusa Market.....but more expensive.......you could not possibly get around all the stalls.....the ear picking man.....and the flute seller were there also...went up to Sea Breeze where there were live bands......there was an older man with a funny ciggie sort of dancing/walking round in circles in time with the band!!! It was very hot so we left the market at about 5ish.......we needed petrol.....70rps from the roadside....home shower and out to the carvery......The normal crowd......... Chilly, Mike the Dragons, Meagain, Coralin and family hullsmoggy and Tracey.....Kurt and Yannick joined us....I was not well...so unusually quiet.....taxi home....
Day 30
I was really sick.....so stayed in all day...were meant to go to Richards (Meagain) Party but I was not well enough......HAPPY BIRTHDAY RICHARD!!!!!! Spoke to Honeybee's mum on the phone we have used 350rps in four weeks!!!! So will have to top it up tomorrow....early night!

Aww hope you are feeling better Trina

Just love the ongoing reports Trina, hope you are soon feeling better and well enough to enjoy the remainder of your trip.

Hi Trina hope your feeling better,i`m loving reading your trip reports,keep up the good work!!!!

loving reading this
it so makes me want to be there

Sorry to hear you've bee poorly trina, hope all is well now, and Many happy returns to Richard.

xx lassi

Hope you feel better soon Trina, enjoying your trip reports

Thankyou all for your get well wishes...felling better,,,so hopefully the blogs are a little more interesting.....so here goes....

Day 31
Still not too great....had a quiet day again...very unusual......Honeybee went to calengute to change some money 69.7rps and to collect the glasses from last week....shop shut until three!!!!!topped up the phone 100rps - 10rps for putting it on!!! went to the leather shop to pick up the bag I ordered still was not too great.....went to Shivers HB had a steak baguette 130rps really nice I had 2 toast...and gave one slice to the cow outside the resturant!!!.....HONEYBEE went on the bike back to Calengute to pick up the glasses.....exchange rate 69.7rps...... in the evening went to Stonehouse.....HB had mixed tandoori I had lumpy dishwater with a mushroom in it...it said cream of mushroom soup on the menu?????? The service was appauling.....and I had the worst coffee I have ever tasted in my life..slow walk home...
Day 32
Yet another quiet day....I hate being ill....so stayed in..... did a few shots with little chris and Alfi and e-mailed them off...spoke to big chris on facebook......in the evening feeling a little better so steven our lovely taxi driver picked us (collected Joseph on the way from Church) and we went to the Nightmarket at Apora....arrived 6ish...the place was packed.....with a lot of the stalls from Anjuna market....left at 9 ish...roads were packed...went back to the guest house Lucia cooked HB chicken curry of some description....and Joseph has discovered Honeybee (the drink) is good on ice-cream
Day 33
Feeling a little better, so Steven the lovely taxi driver took us out with lawrence and Florence to Verna to the....ABYSS....an aquarium 50rps.....not quite the same as the one in London.....but had a good time...I had a fish pedicure 200rps....when I had finished giggling!!!! We then went to Old Goa to the wax works museum....15rps....10rps for the camera! Little chris and Alfi had their picture taken with Ghandi!!! the girl giving us the guided tour spoke so quickly we went round it in lightning time and were soon in the "Gift shop" good place to visit....very cool!!!.....the to Bom Jesus Church in Old Goa where saint Francis Xaviour is layed to rest...his body never decomposed and he is in a silver casket......we went to see the Saint francis Xaviour light and sound show...15rps...we paid our money and were shown through a lovely garden into the show area....it was dark and the show had started......a girl with the smallest torch in the world walking backwards in the dark showed us into another room...there was a nun in white in there....looked like a ghost...made me jump....in England it would have carried a warning....for those of a nervous desposition!..the show carried on....his life story.....not quite Disney...the show finished ....we exited.....past the gift shop!!!!
We found Steven and went into Panaji for lunch to a punjabi resturant ....Shere-e-Punjab....food ..OK quick service....HB decided to eat the lime pickle.....you had to see the face he pulled.....back home...started on the packing!!!!
.....to be continued!!!

Great posts T/Trina.I actually saw someone on "Come dine with me last week (celebrity version) having a "Fish Pedicure" never heard of it before they could'nt stop laughing it must tickle.....Keep up the good and interesting posts i love reading it daily..

Thanks Trina,
I'm off to that Aquarium, and the Waxworks, havent been to Old goa for ages.

" Started packing " do'es this mean your trip is ending soon ?

xx lassi

hope to see you before you leave ?? glad you are on the mend
chilly x

Have lovdd reading your trip report Trina.
I take it youre coming home soon safe journey

they leave tonight Gemma... have just dropped Little Chris and Alfi round here for safe keeping for big Chrisnalfi however, we intend to hold them to ransom!!
chilly

Trina & Andy,
Safe journey home, have really enjoyed your daily reports, fantastic reading,