Rained out in Goa
Posted on November 16, 2009 - Filed Under Travel
I had expected the short break from my volunteer work in Goa to be relaxing and spending time lounging on the beach, working my tan and watching the amazing sunsets, but during my whole five days here, even though they were relaxing, the monsoons hit. So, my other expectations were not possible. Goa being a coastal state gets the full effect of the season. But, this was expected to be a light year of rains, and I was really counting on that forecast and that the monsoon would bother me so much, but it did bother me and it did rain a lot.
Goa also wasn’t the tropical paradise I had expected it to be either. Needless to say, staying at one of the five star hotels in Goa turned out to be a balm on my expectations. This hotel helped me get over my initial disappointment of everything being closed and few people around. The staff helped me relax and take this time in Goa for what it was. I ended up having a very nice time.
After returning from Jaipur on the bus Monday night, I decided to stay in Delhi for the flight out the next morning. I chose another five star hotel, since I had such a good experience with the staff in Goa, plus it was the closest to the airport. This hotel was not as accommodating as the hotel in Goa and the staff wasn’t half a friendly. The next morning, I took a taxi to the airport. The driver started taking us the wrong direction, I assumed he was avoiding the morning rush, about a half-an-hour later, I realized we were in central Delhi! Not the airport, I explained to the driver, who was acting surprised. He wanted more money to take me back to the airport, but I refused and stuck to my guns. A half-an-hour later I was at the airport. Fortunately, I had left the hotel two hour earlier than I needed to, so I still had plenty of time to catch my flight. Watch out for all the taxi drivers in India, everywhere, all will rip you off.
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