That Crazy Andy Update.......

Hello from Goa,
I hope your doing well.
Kevin has got me on quite a fast pace...but fun. We left Mysore and arrived in Hassan to visit a few temples....very nice, but after a few temples they all start to look the same to me.

The people can be a little difficult sometimes....very pushy and rude.....I have learned to fight for my space in line...otherwise someone will likely push ahead......difficult to get used to!

But now we are in Goa...and the attitude is much friendlier....and the beaches are nice.....well nice...but a bit overdone...with tourists and shacks in most of the areas. We have found an area farther south and living in a house next to a beach with a local family......very nice family!

The room is 400 rupees or a little over 4 dollars a night....just a room with a fan...very simple. I use a plastic bucket with water to bath...using a smaller pail to pour the cold water over myself.....but the setting is so nice....right on the beach. This morning I had a cup of coffee after running along beautiful roads and palm trees and kids walking to school. The lagoon follows the road inland and the palm trees with the sun rising was really nice. For breakfast...we ate with the beach steps away and cows walking on the beach in front of the little bamboo overhang where we ate. Cows are sacred and hang out all over the place....but can be a little bit of a nuisance. The owner of the guesthouse was shooing away the cow as it tried to get into the kitchen of the house.

We came into town and some of the bigger beaches today....but are looking forward to retreating back to the peace of our little beach. Tonight there may be turtles hatching from the next beach down from us.....it only occurs once a year and during a full moon....so I am crossing my fingers to actually see them come out from the sand and run down to the water.

Goa is really a series of beaches and towns...so we will be here for another 10 days.

Once again...I hope you're all well,
andy