Beach Hopping in Goa

The Russians help the locals with the morning catch.

Deserted Paradise.

Backroad traffic.

Lunch at a roadside restaurant.

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Today I think we completely relaxed and are over the jet lag.  We spent the entire day beach hopping and exploring the backroads and villages around south Goa....by scooter of course.  This time it went a little smoother.  Peter has become quite good at riding, this being only his second day on any kind of motor bike, and I have loosened my grip on him.   We spent a good portion of the day riding through roads lined with dense tropical foliage. 

The sun is so extremely bright here that we can barely see what pictures we are taking.    The beaches seem to stretch on forever and the sand is very soft and fine.  The Arabian Sea is a perfect temperature.  There are glimpses of far off mountains through the sun's blinding haze.  It's pretty much paradise.  The beaches we stumbled upon were also surprisingly deserted.  The one strange thing about Goa is that there are Russians everywhere!  There are Russian signs on the beaches and people keep trying to talk to us in Russian.  Very strange. 

Also, guess who got her backpack back?!?  I was very excited to get my bag, yet strangely I am still wearing my Salwar Kameez....I think I have gotten a bit attached.  Also, it is super comfortable.  Now that the bag has been delivered we can move on from Goa.  We were unable to book any train tickets for the next day, so we will still do some more sightseeing for one more day and then take a train to Kochi in Kerala....15 hours!