DAY 2 @ Goa:

It was about 05.30 in the morning. Nicky woke up and pleaded …papa …please get up …come’on …we’ll see the sunrise in the new place. Immediately after finishing the morning duties, rushed to the ocean bed. None were there except our cute family. Nicky and his grandpa did yoga.

As Rising Wave Holiday Home had a little kitchen, so the home department prepared a delicious bread pudding, toast and eggs for breakfast. At about 9.00 AM or so, Mr. Tony has arranged 3 bikes (Honda Activa) for hire. It being an off-season, we bargained at INR 600.00 per day … that makes Rs 200 per bike per day. Usually, one needs to spend INR 300-400 per bike per day in the season time.

In Goa, bike meant for rentals will have registration number plate with black background and yellow colour letters. Just checked whether the bike is supported with necessary documents (such as licence, registration and insurance) or not. Here, wearing helmet is compulsory. You can even get Wagon R for hire. If I remember, INR 900.00 was quoted for its hire. To be frank, one can enjoy Goa only though a 2 wheeler. We drove to the nearest petrol pump at Mapusa. Got 3 bikes tank full to enjoy Goa to the fullest.

Calangute Beach:

Our first stop was at Calangute Beach. It’s known as Queen of all Goan beaches. Really, a perfect beach for taking bath. However, it being due to full moon day, the tourists were not advised to make deep into the ocean. There was a continuous warning from patrol team. Sadly, missed water sports!

Baga Beach:

Our next stop was at Baga Beach. If I’m not wrong, it is the most happening and lively beach of Goa. The kids and elders enjoyed equally. As usual, Nicky was ready with his swimming costume. After an hour or so, felt very hungry and thus landed ourselves at Brittos Restaurant, right in front of the beach. Truly, a must for all Goan food lovers!

We were told that beach shacks were getting dismantled for maintenance purpose. There is a negative impression on beach shacks that the rates are unreasonable high. It might be due to the preference given by the foreigners. Anyway, we missed an opportunity to judge Bobby’s Shack at Baga that has high reputation in terms of food quality and service. The other place that needs to be mentioned is Tito’s Nightclub known for discotheque. We left it from our itinerary as it’s not our funda!

Anjuna Beach:

After the lunch session, we proceeded straight to Anjuna Beach (about 7 km from Baga Beach). The beach is full of rocks and coconut grove in the backdrop. It’s not a place for relaxation. Just took snaps and left the place. Actually, the place is famous for Anjuna Flea Market that happens only on Wednesdays.

Vagator Beach:

It’s just 4 km from Anjuna beach. Nicky got disappointed to see the same rocky ruggedness in Vagator beach. If you can get down to beach, then you can praise it for marvelous sunset view. Thoroughly enjoyed clicking!

Chapora Fort:

The fort is hardly 300 meters from Vagator beach. The only problem is you need to gear up for rock climbing. Sun was about to set. It’s really a scenic place from the top point where you can watch the whole of Goa. The famous Dil Chahta Hai movie was shot here. Some sort of shooting TV commercial was going on there. When we came down, shocked to see an accident of Yamaha FZ1 bike! Luckily, no one was hurt but the bike got severely damaged.

We were almost 12 km far from our starting point. Felt restless and returned hotel. Finally, the day came to close. To be continued.

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