Add 15 years to your age then, and after you've got a few bucks, and some1 asks for a vacation venue, one of the favorites will surely be GOA! And that's how we started - myself, Ajay, his sister, his cousin!
Packing the bags dint take more than 15min, and the thrill and excitement of the trip starts right here! With the bus to Goa to leave @ 8.30pm from Gokul Hotel, Borivali, there I was... helplessly trying to call up Ajay @ 7.43pm, to know whether he forgot to pick me up for the trip. But at last, we reached! But nah.. the excitement ain't over...
With Ajay sighting an Arrey Lassi counter, he was just uncontrollable, and hopping badly to get there to quench his thirst for Lassi, sorry.. Arrey Lassi! His sister, was at the doctor's and I doubted her arrival on time. With his cousin wanted to buy specifically "Paragon" Chappals , he started hunting for it right away! Believe me when I tell you that Catching the Bus was least on everybody's mind ...
But all goes well, when the best of friends are around, and there we were, playing with the semi-sleeper seats of Neeta Volvo bus service, on our way to Goa.
Special thanks to:
Ajay's cousin's sister: For making excellent Noodles! Can we have this again, while Ajay heads back to France? Also, for the tempting sheera...
Ajay's Mom: For making jam, and chatni sandwiches (yummmy...)
Ajay's Dad: For chopped cucumber pieces, and buying a knife@ bus stand to cut tomatoes, to make our vegetable sandwich on board
My Mom: For making theplas, which made way into our stomach for the first lunch@Goa.
And after watching 2 Govina movies back to back, we reached there finally... GOA !!!! Ahh.. !!!
Where did we stay?
- Hotel Mellorosa, Arpora, 2kms away from Calangute.
Cost? And how did we bargain?
- Rs. 900/- per day for 4 people.
- Excellent bargaining skills from Ravi, and me, wherein we said to Mr. Jaan, the receptionist:
* We dont want extra matresses. Hum log zameen pe soyenge...
* Swimming pool mein mere badle tu jaa..
* Hum log ek hi light use karenge...
* Hum log paani kam use karenge... in fact... hum naahaenge hi nahi... 2kms petrol waste kar ke Calangute se paani laayenge...
* Hum log students hai... kuch to rehem karo...* And many more... Ravi pls add it in comments!
Transportation
- We rented one Pulsar, and a Bajaj Avenger for Rs. 250/- per day (petrol charges extra) from Bhushan, the guy next door to the Hotel.
- We enjoyed a 250kms drive throughout the trip.
Places we visited
Day 1 (Evening)
- Calangute
- Wagator, in search for the disc, which disappeared due to the off-season nature.
Day 2
- Arambol (32kms drive from Calangute). Excellent empty roads!!! Ajay and myself enjoyed a nice bike fall, with some minute, but painful injuries.
This was the best secluded beach of Goa. A seemingly trained dog accompanied.. rather lead us to the sweet water lake, which is just adjacent to the beach! "Ahhh..." was our call in unison when our feet touched the sweet cool lake water! Thanks doggy for escorting us here!
- Wagator. Excellent place adjoining the beach, which serves some tasty omlet-paav breakfast. Just buy an Amul Butter, enjoy it with the omlet-paav, and you'll love it. Dip the buttered toast in the chaai, and aahhhh... you'll taste heaven...
- Wagator - Sikrim - Calangute drive. Calangute, if you just go aloof the crowded area, you will see some cleanest water to get drenched! Whoaa.. what a bath, it was!
- Chapora Fort, Wagator! 30min before the sunset spot! Everyone visits in here, but not the adjoining hill connecting it to the Wagator Beach. The hill we climbed, gave an exquisite view of the Wagator Waters! We imagined a lady, a dragon emitting fire, a rat, a rabbit of the clouds. Splendid, it was!
However, Ajay's request to wait for the sunset was denied. Instead, we asked him to take a photograph then, and label it as "30minutes before sunset". What an idea, sirjee!
- Back to Hotel Mellorosa. We'll not forget the amazing dinner served by the hotel staff, minutes after closing the restaurant!
Day 3
- Uff! We're late
With a tiresome last day, everyone was awake late, and we started the day at 10.30am.
- Mayem Lake
55kms away from Calangute, this is an excellent hidden lake, in the center of Goa, which I found the calmest of all. And if you can peddle a boat in the calm and cool water.... man... that's life!
To get here, you have to cross a "Cable Bridge", which is a long streched road, where in you can vroooom your bike easily till 100kmph. Its a bridge, which you should always cross!
- Panjim Market
The trip ended with shopping for family and friends, and with the Kwality Walls ice-creams!
Special finding during the trip was Hotel Vrundavan @ Mapusa Bus stand, which after discovery was our sole place for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. With raising our hand like "Hail Hitler"... the waiter will serve you in no time! Must try - Lassi (which we suspected to be curd plus flavored milk), and surely "Baby Corn Mushroom Tawa Subji"
There were a lot of jokes and fooling around. Devang Patel reminding Aarti of some one, whereas some1 wanted to buy something for someone.
Jhaagda is baat pe hota ki xxxx k piche kaun baithega... does this ring a bell fellow tripmates?
We missed Chin2 and DhanO, our Tom and Jerry, throughout the trip, and imagined situations if they had been here!
The whole of Goa seemed to be shut down during this trip, but the scenic beauty still remains! And if you are a bike fan, the empty roads have never been better! There are 100s of those unexplored places guys, pack your bags, and start hunting now... dont forget to vrrrrooooommmmmmmmmmmm...
P.S:
Let me not forget the mention the fifth character on our trip. When Ajay's sis Aarti wears those numerous sweat jackets, the ZooZoo comes alive, wearing the ZooZoo type shoes too! Will try to publish ZooZoo merchandise pics shortly...
