Catching up....Goa...Mumbai....

Life in Goa was very relaxing...we had a very easy "schedule" of sleeping in, eating a late breakfast and checking out various local beaches. During the season Goa is apparently a huge party scene- however, we are definitely in the off-season and to be honest being in Goa during the "season" sounds terrible from the description of it. Apparently it is very crowded and everything is packed....it was packed enough for Ang and I. We did meet a few great travellers- it is always nice to hear other people's stories. One guy spent 2 weeks wandering around the jungles of Borneo- our travel stories of India pale in comparison to the nonsense that he dealt with. Plus, any story told in an Australian accent is always hilarious.

Goa beaches were not the the most beautiful beaches we have ever visited- but a portion of it was all of the haggling on the beach. At one point, we had six girls surrounding us and I asked Ang under my breath "How much longer?"....she assured me that it would be 5-10 minutes. No joke....2 hours later- they were still sitting there. Eventually they break us down and we buy something.

We were supposed to take a train to Mumbai today- it was going to be a 13 hour overnight train. However, we checked this morning and we were on the waiting list. Generally, if you are in the top 10 people on the waiting list you will get a seat- but since it was an overnight train we weren't sure we would get on. And after looking at plane tickets and realizing it was $20 more to fly- we flew to Mumbai this afternoon. It was a 45 minutes flight and much more relaxing than a 13 hour train.

We were SO lucky today and Kalpana's cousin picked us up and took us to their family home. We are going to stay here for 2 nights- with the entire family! It is often a tradition in India to live with your parents- grandparents....so, we are currently staying with a family of 8 ish. (The ish- is because I haven't quite figured out everyone who is living here). They are AMAZING hosts and we have already been stuffed to the gills with food!

Tomorrow we explore Mumbai- we are trying to get in a Bollywood Film as "extras".....so, watch out!