On The Way To Goa - 24th Jan 2011

As usual, we leave before sunrise for our next destination. This time it’s Goa. Most of us are half conscious as we climb into the buses. Watching the sea waves lap up and down the coast, we drift off ourselves..

On the way, we got to stop at Sister Edleburgh’s home in Kundhapur, Karnataka and spend some time with her family and witness the beauty of the green surroundings and the most peaceful river running just next door. The feeling of family filtered through, enveloping everyone, and it mattered little that most of us didn’t speak the same language. Love transcended it all.

 

We all received a rose as a token of welcome and affection. It was the most beautiful rose I'd seen.. It was a deep, rich red and the thing I liked most about it was how much it was an 'opened up' rose. I mean, you've seen some nice roses, but even when they've blossomed they're kinda closed. These were large and bloomed. And they smelled just divine..

On the bus after lunch, we watched a Tamil movie (I forgot to mention that our buses are really cool. They have a tv and an awesome sound system). It was fun! Different from the conventional mainstream bollywood masala flicks and films are always more fun when you have the company of friends.

We reach Goa later than we thought. Alan says, at 12:45 – sleep early. 

Yeah.
Right.