czwartek, 19 grudnia 2013

Gokarna is untainted by tourism place where the streets are full of life...

Our hut
Gokarna is untainted by tourism place where the streets are full of life. Everywhere stalls with colorful jewelry and fried in hot oil sweeties. Local shopkeepers are not trying to convince to enter      their shops. You can walk through the streets without anyone nagging.

When we got to Kudle Beach after hike over the hill our faces brightened up. Half an hour walk with heavy backpacks up and down got paid off with a view of this peaceful paradise.  This tiny and abounded piece of beach is surrounded by hills that makes is being a hidden treasure. People here is an interesting crowd. Some of them are doing yoga, others dance with a hula hoop. You can see beautiful  performances of acrobats and dancers. Kudle Beach feels like taken from a movie about hippies in the 60s. When night falls, people are going back to their hats. Only few like us are still enjoying the sky full of stars and  listening to the bongos. 

One of many visitors

Palolem is a small village at the very end of the Goa...

 
Bus accident

  Palolem is a small village at the very end of the Goa. Before we got back to the seaside we have experienced some accident. While driving down the hill bus got broken in the middle of the reservation.  They told us to abort the vehicle and wait for next bus to come. While waiting several hours we were watching cars and trucks passing by. After some time a bus appeared. The idea was to get in to this almost full vehicle but with the decision of the majority this one will take women and children only. And there was me, the only woman left behind. While sitting on the pavement I was praying inside that none of these men will get any stupid idea. Luckily nothing happened. We took another full bus that arrived and few hours standing basically on one foot we finally got back to Margao covered in sweat and totally exhausted. The next day we left to Palolem.



When we get out of the bus, owners of huts started fighting for us. We choose to follow the one who says no word. Turns out it was a great choice. We end out in a cottage for 300 rupees only. Palolem was a short stop before we left to Karnataka. Goodbye Goa! We will miss you!



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One of our activities