The Unforgettable Goa trip - Day 1

They say no college life is complete, especially in south India, without  a trip to Goa. I had already been to Goa in my 3rd year but it was more academic than pleasure. So we decided to make a memorable trip to the beach state of India. Though the one who was most excited to go on the trip was a girl but unfortunately due to unavailability of another girl to accompany her, it became an all boys trip. So the theme of our trip was "3 boys and endless fun". As you read ahead you will realise that we experienced almost everything during this trip. It was like a film story like ZNMD or Dil Chahta Hai part2 as one of my friends termed it.

Lets begin with the part before we reached our destination. We booked our to and fro tickets from Salem to goa and from Goa to B'lore. The journey to Goa was a hectic one. We boarded the train at 10pm. The train travelled at the pace of a snail with the driver stopping umpteen times in the middle of nowhere for reasons only he knows. We spent time reading books and playing cards. It was the birthday of one of the '3 idiots' so at midnight we made him cut a cake and gifted him a present. Imagine celebrating birthday in a train! We finally reached our destination at 8pm the next day. From the station we had to take a bus to Calangute where our hotel was located. With a little difficulty locating the hotel we checked into our hotel room at 10pm. The room was big and spacious. Got to say that nothing beats spending sometime in the washroom after a very long journey. Then we went out and had something to feed our hunger and had a beautiful sleep.

DAY 1:

So the next day on we decided to find out what makes Goa the ultimate destination. One thing you can notice in Goa is that there are more foreigners i.e. 'firangs', than the local people here. We rented 2 scooters for reasonable rates. Trust me, if you don’t take 2 wheelers, you are probably gonna spend all your money in travel. An interesting concept in Goa is selling petrol in mineral water bottles. You don’t find many petrol bunks near to the beaches, so they sell you petrol in bottles.

We began our first day with water sports. Our hotel was 2 minutes walk from the Calangute beach so we ran to the beach in the morning. By the way, Calangute beach is referred to as the queen of beaches of Goa. If you are in Goa and you don’t try water sports, its better you don’t visit the place. We tried riding Jet skis, took a ride on a speed boat, had a bumpy ride being dragged by a boat and had a terrific banana boat ride. These things are really cheap there. But for boat rides that take you to see Dolphins and para sailing, you will have to spend more. It really feels good to have a life jacket. Its like you suddenly became a superman. Did I mention that one genius amongst us lost his glasses while he fell off the banana? We then spent time oggling at the pretty ladies on the beach... Treat for the eyes... hehe...

After our time at the beach. We freshened up and hit the roads. Guided by a map and GPS. Our first destination was Fort Aguada. This is a famous tourist spot. The song 'uyire uyire' from the film Bombay was shot here. The place was bustling with tourists. Got to say that the fort was well maintained. Clicked umpteen pictures in various poses here.

Then we stopped at  restaurant named 'Indian curry house' for our lunch. Man this is one of the most delicious lunches I have ever had in my life. Tiger prawns with butter sauce. This is like one of the best things I have had. Yumm is not the word.  And the mixed fried rice we ordered, had literally everything in it. Prawns, egg, mushroom, baby corn, fish and what not. Lovely.

Now comes the best part. We heard that this Fort Khorjeum was like a famous fort here. So we headed there. It was a few miles away from the city. So we had difficulty locating it. Travelled through villages and outskirts. Finally we made it there. And imagine the look on our faces, when we saw the 'fort'. It was more like ruins of what once was. Uninhabited area. We were probably the only souls who went there. Oh ya there was one couple sitting there. Guess we interrupted whatever they were doing there. Anyways, so we took a look around. Almost cried for going there and then returned. The return journey was even better. We took a route that took us all around that area finally to reach the road that was just next to the fort. Another folly.

Well it was evening by the time we reached our hotel. Then we got out to roam on foot around Calangute. Lots of small shops aimed at tourists. Our 1st shopping in Goa was a pair of sunglasses for each of us. Bargained and bought them for a good price. Dinner was amazing again.

Stay tuned for the remaining days of our stay in Goa....

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