Relaxing on the beaches in Goa and Karnataka has been a wonderfully well deserved reward after nearly five weeks of sweating in the dusty heat of India. Catching up on emails and facebook messages has eaten into our swimming and sunning time though, so I will post a proper blog hopefully later this evening - as long as the power holds up, as we went the bulk of yesterday with no electricity and no water.
Tomorrow morning we are leaving Palolem, the beach we are currently enjoying, and heading to the Goa airport for our flight to Mumbai. A full day and a half in the city and we're catching another flight to Bangkok!
We're almost at the midway point in our trip... While it feels as if I could go on for months more, there are some things we've begun to miss:
- Doing our own laundry, in a machine, instead of hunched over a bucket - and instead of paying someone else 10 rupees to do it for us (this is the best rate). Worse, when your clothes are returned and your only fleece comes back with dark blue stains all over it!!
- Still feeling clean 10 minutes after you've showered. Luxury.
- Salads! Spinach, mixed greens and romaine lettuce... Oh, how I've missed you. And so many other foods you can't find in Asia, or just aren't the same as at home. Despite all of the Italian restaurants the food just doesn't compare to my mom's dishes!
- Proper roads - and not being stared at constantly.
- Taking the liberty of speaking for Marc, I think he's most missing being able to eat whatever he fancies, without suffering the consequences for the next few days! My poor husband :(
- Trish
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