We are truly enjoying the fly by the seat of our pants life style and we are well matched for this kind of travel. As soon as I start taking my self to seriously Kelsey is quick to remind me to be lighter in my heart. As soon as Kelsey gets too silly or acts like a spaz, I just laugh at her and that seems to do the trick. We seem to be keeping a good balance even when we get a bit persnickety with one another.
Our cab ride from Palolem to Anjuna was mildly hysterical. The driver could not remember how to get to Anjuna so he frequently stopped to ask for directions. He managed to miss the road signs twice, I spotted them and suggested that we go that way but he was not too keen on hearing what a western tourist had to say. It was a hot long ride, with five people, and six bags stuffed into a small car. At one point we were on a bridge in the capital city of Goa and I made the mistake of saying out loud that I would love to take a picture.............so in the middle of traffice on a two lane bridge with traffic going around us in every direction our driver stopped to let me take pictures. There was a bit of manic shouting coming from everyone in the car but we all got some nice photos. The driving here is like that in most poor and under devloped countries..lines are for weaving in and out of and other cars are for pushing out of the way. Having sat in the front seat yesterday I can say with confidence that passing on a two lane road here is a test of ones faith in the driving gods. We arrived in one piece and are staying at a beach front hotel. There were two and a half of us staying the room, this ditsyAustrailan guy slept outside on the hammock.
Yesterday while we sat on the beach, we met three guys from Austrailia, Sara is Irish, Elisa is French, Hamil is Afghani, David is German, Laura is Canadian, and Jake is South African...and last night 10 of us ate dinner together, laughed until our sides split, and sang songs while walking back to our hotel room at 2am (we channeled Janis Joplin, you would be proud Dad!). At one point I sat back to listen to all of the accents and it sounded like a choir, it was the best music I have heard in a long time.
We are going to spend the rest of today laying in the sun and hanging out with our new travel friends, and the 100 or so cow and dogs that occupy the beaches here. There is one cow in particular that has an injury to her leg...she thinks she is a dog or she was a dog in her previous life and still enjoys life's simple pleasures....scratches to her head, nuzzling her head against your shoulders and eating off of plates not being watched (she even eats limes!!). The life of the Goan cows and dogs is pretty good...tourists take your picture, feed you scraps, pet you and you get to enjoy hot days by the ocean...not too bad!! Tonight we are off to the retreat center and some deluxe accomodations!!!
Love you all!!
4 comments:
Hey Stinky, So glad that your time is so fantastic already. We are both okay. Sorry that it took me so long to read and respond to your blog. As usual, the blog takes your dad and I away. We laugh when we read your so very descriptive details of how everything is going for you and Kelsy. I can almost hear the accents and smell the smells. Keep writing and let us all know how your new fantastic journey is going. Can't wait for the next installment. Love You Lots. Sheilah
Hey girls-
Sounds like you guys are having a blast and sounds like Goa is beautiful! i'm jealous, but it's snowing in boston right now, which is beautiful too and i'm pretty excited about it!
keep me updated!
;-)
Greta
today's ob quote of the day was made for you...
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow mindedness. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of people and things cannot be acquired by vegetating on a little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. "
- Mark Twain
Love it - love ya both - can't wait for the next installment.
Rennie and Kelsey, Aloha -
Multicultural, this is so great, all of these people you are meeting from all parts of the world. I have always found encounters with different Peoples and their Cultures can make the journey that more interesting. I am happy for you two for having these encounters.
"Fly by the seat of your pants Life style", truly spontaneous side adventures can be great Life Lessons. Rather than a restrictive held fast to schedule, that may cause you to miss many encounters and people of interesting backgrounds. Go for it "Girl"! Many adventures may be a once in a life time experience. Yet from your blogs I do believe while on your journey you live for the moment, how great is that!
By your comments about yours' and Kelseys' relationship, one balancing out the other, you two are truly the concept of true friendship. It is good to hear this, one sided friendships can be uncomfortable and confrontational, not a good mix while traveling.
Your Cab ride, from Palolem to Anjuna, do they not have GPS systems in India? Sounds like a hilarious and maybe a bit intense at times. You two seem to have a lot of laughter throughout your days, truly great senses of humor.
Beach Cows, OK! Very interesting story, maybe someting others while visiting India would not comment on, how sad for them. Your ability to take an everyday thing, in that part of the world, and make it into a humorous and interesting story, thank you. This is one of the reasons I find that makes your blogging so interesting. What a great writer you are, pulling your readers into the adventure and through yours words experience something or some place we my never have an opportunity to see or experience.
Will be looking forward to more of your journey.
Be saft and enjoy.
White Crow
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