gin and tonic in the hbr then up to casa sea shell for a chicken sizzler, been doing this for the last 8 years
neil/karen

Thats easy:-
1. Have a wrestling match with an airport porter over the right to carry my own luggage.
2. Sit in the taxi to the hotel wondering if I could import the taxi to the UK and then sell it to a motor museum.
3. Assess the level of bacteria infection in the hotel room.
4. Check whether it is still as easy to get runover in Candolim highstreet.
5. Go into Newtons to see if that 'past sell by date' pot of marmalade is still on sale from last year.
6. Exchange £50 for a block of 100 rupee notes too thick for the wallet.
7. Give the doorhandles and loo a quick wipe down with some tesco's anti bacterial wipes.
8. Negotiate a small gap between advancing cows and a pack of dogs.
9. Finally unpack, giving pride of place on the dresser to the Duty Free.
10 Give today's Daily Mail bought in the UK to a news starved Englishman who has spent the previous 2 weeks wondering if his his football club has done anything stupid like buy Michael Owen.
11. Then and only then, start ENJOYING MYSELF.

lester wrote:

4. Check whether it is still as easy to get runover in Candolim highstreet

Straight to the room shorts and t shirt on and sun cream
then straight to the bar for a nice cold Kings
then just chill for 3 weeks LOVE IT
Only 134 days till we can do it again
Pat and Smudger

Shower to wake up after a long flight
down to beach sunbed and relax[we are back in Goa bliss]
catch up with friends made over 6yrs
if we are in candolim evening meal at Floyds Hut [just love it]
annx

IMMIGRATION and smile!!!

After nine and a half to ten hours on the aeroplane - clear immigration, and light a ciggy - Heaven !!!!

as grannypat says,,,,,get meself a cold kings and then a load more!!!!!!always make a pig of myself first day
a change to my above plan!!!!!!i arrive about 5am so will go straight to bed and try and get a couple of hours before i THEN go for a drink,lol.

Going back tomorrow for several months. Stock up the kitchen and then collect the three dogs who will so pleased to see us. Don't care if it rains every day. The sun will shine again soon. Another wonderful stay in the place we love.

Have a safe journey Cocopop and have a lovely holiday.

When we arrive at the hotel, we unpack the essentials get changed and wander down to breakfast or if breakfast is over, we walk down to the beach to have breakfast in one of the shacks.

Sheila.

With as much civility as possible as I am getting out of my taxi, wrestling with the suitcases, and trying to pay the taxi driver.

I will respond to the polite inquiry from the other group of taxi drivers who normally sit on the wall opposite watching and ask me that time honoured question

"Taaaxi, maybe a trip to the waterfalls, market or nice beach tomorrow"

No

Try not to lose my rag with the DABS
Arrange Taxi from office outside
Bless myself and make sure Insurance details are up to date
Embark on the best white knuckle ride in the world
Try not to put my foot through Taxi floor (when pressing the imaginary brake)
Check to see if the only set of traffic lights in Goa are fixed when passing Panjim
Unpack my 10kg of luggage while OH unpacks her 50kg
Have a shower and then go for a stroll to meet up with friends
Try to decide on were to eat without all that "NO YOU PICK, I PICKED LAST TIME" palaver..... cheers Keith

Oh Keith!! That has had me in stitches!! XX

Have a big happy grin on my face, no matter what and look for our taxi driver to transport us to paradise for a few months - our first time as long-termers this year.
Candybabe

Unpack my 10kg of luggage while OH unpacks her 50kg

Keith, your wife allows you a whole 10kgs of luggage, youre definitely spoiled, far too much I say

I bet your other half lets you think it is a privilege to carry her suitcase for her. That is what I do with my other half.

Sheila.

Quick shower,hit the beach,fall asleep on the beach,wake up hit the shack watch the day come to an end with that first kingfisher.

Re arrange all of the above depending on flight times but Kingfisher always in the mix.

Papa

Just to explain what DABS are (earlier post)
Dabolim
Airport
Bag
Snatchers.......cheers Keith

Just to explain what DABS are (earlier post)
Dabolim
Airport
Bag

pmsl.....

Excellent description!