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Sunday, February 24, 2008
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
Farley Guest House
We have landed in a most pleasant situation here. The five of us (Travis, Liz, Amaris, Dave and I) are sharing the cutest little cottage, set apart from the main house. It is hobbit sized so me and Dave fit in perfectly while Travis brushes the ceiling!
There is a small dining room, small kitchen (I'll stop saying small because everything is small!), sun room, bathroom and two bedrooms. It is backed by woods and fronted by very beautiful well looked after gardens, styled in an English way. They are full of flowers and several herbs- rosemary, thyme, mint, dill, fennel, and chives. Right outside our door is a strawberry patch! Down the hill a bit further is a tennis court and badminton court which we can use too!
We feel very blessed to have arrived at such a great place, so friendly, perfect for us and home to a lovely dog called Tasha. It feels great to be here!
There is a small dining room, small kitchen (I'll stop saying small because everything is small!), sun room, bathroom and two bedrooms. It is backed by woods and fronted by very beautiful well looked after gardens, styled in an English way. They are full of flowers and several herbs- rosemary, thyme, mint, dill, fennel, and chives. Right outside our door is a strawberry patch! Down the hill a bit further is a tennis court and badminton court which we can use too!
We feel very blessed to have arrived at such a great place, so friendly, perfect for us and home to a lovely dog called Tasha. It feels great to be here!
On Further South!
We said good bye to the family on the 16th and took an early morning taxi to the train station, where we took a10 hour train ride to Calicut passing some very cool scenery, quick overnight stay in a hotel, then another early morning to the bus station. We had a seven hour bus ride to Ooty, through beautiful tea plantations, eucalyptus and pine forests. It was a long bumpy ride and we all needed the bathroom desperately by the end of it! We met some really nice people on the bus though who gave us some useful tips about living in Ooty.
Greg and malas sweet driver picked us up after we had a very tasty pizza for lunch, and took us to our new home- the lovely Farley Guest House!
Greg and malas sweet driver picked us up after we had a very tasty pizza for lunch, and took us to our new home- the lovely Farley Guest House!
Goa
We arrived in South Goa on the 5th Jan, where we met up with Chris and Esther, Zara and Richard. They had picked a beautiful beach to by with hardly any people and great food!
We stayed in Goa in a guesthouse untill the 16th, fitting in several market trips, an elephant ride, a visit to a pretty cool organic spice plantation (did you know cinnamon and bay leaves come from the same tree!), a trip to an old Portuguese fort and many trips to the beach where we dug endless paddling pools and sand castles!
We hired two scooters for the time there and had amazing fun on them, I rode once and didnt crash either.. well actually did almost once... into a bus, as I hadnt really learnt to turn a sharp corner yet!
Travis and Liz arrived on the 11th and spent there time with us on the beach and at the pool. A lot of fun and a great way to ease into India, and recover from travel and jetlag.
Some key phrases I think that sum up Goa andour time there:
Lots of flowers, strong Roman Catholic influence, Beach huts and deck chairs, Sand pools, warm fresh bread rolls, beautiful free pool at Palm Views, catching up with Chris and Esther living a bit of the good life for a while, women selling on the beach, scooters, fun with Richard eating and drooling and Zara chatting away, adorable puppies and lots and lots of chocolate and banana pancakes!!
We stayed in Goa in a guesthouse untill the 16th, fitting in several market trips, an elephant ride, a visit to a pretty cool organic spice plantation (did you know cinnamon and bay leaves come from the same tree!), a trip to an old Portuguese fort and many trips to the beach where we dug endless paddling pools and sand castles!
We hired two scooters for the time there and had amazing fun on them, I rode once and didnt crash either.. well actually did almost once... into a bus, as I hadnt really learnt to turn a sharp corner yet!
Travis and Liz arrived on the 11th and spent there time with us on the beach and at the pool. A lot of fun and a great way to ease into India, and recover from travel and jetlag.
Some key phrases I think that sum up Goa andour time there:
Lots of flowers, strong Roman Catholic influence, Beach huts and deck chairs, Sand pools, warm fresh bread rolls, beautiful free pool at Palm Views, catching up with Chris and Esther living a bit of the good life for a while, women selling on the beach, scooters, fun with Richard eating and drooling and Zara chatting away, adorable puppies and lots and lots of chocolate and banana pancakes!!
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