Arrived in Goa yesterday.
Since last post we have had tour of Periyar national park which was great. Wildlife spotting not quite like Africa-(Julie and Mike), but we spotted some wild elephants, bison and much bird life-feathered variety- including parrots, kingfishers etc.- yes we have both become keen twitchers!! Well what else is there to do all day-it's a hard life. After this we had the best day so far on a hoseboat on the Keralan backwaters-absolutely beautiful watching the sunrise-first time that I have been up for that for some time!
Goa is totally chilled out with many long termers dreadlocked and summed up by the bloke I saw on the beach today with two straws in the shape of a cross in one hand and a crushed coke can in the other walking round in circles muttering to himself- I will definitely keep away from the magic mushrooms!!
I met another strange Indian today who, after I had been swimming after a long walk along the beach away from our hut, approached me and started looking at my ears saying that I had something in there! He then proceeded to start poking around with a cocktail stick extracting ear wax and telling me that I had stones in my ears!! After this he produced a piece of paper that declared that he was an officially certified 'ear cleaner and ear stone remover'!! It would, he said, cost me 250 rupees to have the stones removed from my ears. Fortunately I did not have any money with me and although he was quite happy to walk the mile or so back to my hut with me to get the money I declined his kind offer!! Goa is a strange place!! We are moving on day after tomorrow to a different beach (Palolem) and will try and add some pictures on next blog- I am going to try and get photo of the ear man and the one who walks round in circles!
Love to all following our progress
3 comments:
Hi both!
Its interesting to follow your progress and the photos are good. India's full of wacky people, eh? Reading about it makes me want to plan another trip there myself.
Tania&Steve, we are following your progress,from your pics & comments you looks like all is going well.Steve's M&D are passing over your text messages.All are well at home,take care,Love M&D (F) xxxx
Hi you two,
just catching up with all your stories, the ear-one sounds familiar, it happended to Don somewhere in one of those African countries, Kenya or The Gambia, but it was weird !!
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