Growing Aadya

Drive to Valpoi

We took off on a Honda Activa for a day trip to Valpoi, around 60 kilometers from Panjim. While most of the tourist activity in Goa is centered around the beaches (Calangute, Baga, Anjuna etc.,), there is an emerging activity known as "Spice tourism" which showcases the spice plantations and estates of Goa.

We headed for Rustic Retreat after lunch on a on-and-off rainy day and a breathtakingly beautiful ride in the interiors of Goa. This part of Goa has the lush forests and is set of the Western Ghats. The roads were great and the clean pure air was a start contrast to Delhi and Mumbai.

We took turns riding the scooter with Aadya sitting/standing in the front with her colorful raincoat. Along the way we passed Amona where the ferry ride has been replaced with a bridge. We saw barges carrying steel and coal passing beneath in the still waters. We stopped at 3 or 4 places because of the rain and then journey took almost 3.5 hours.

On the way back, Aadya exchanged places (sat in-between the two of us) and promptly went off to sleep leaving us to wonder how she was able to fall asleep so easily riding pillion on a two wheeler :)

 

 

 

@ Miramar Beach

Ram landed up at Goa on Friday night and on Saturday evening we headed for the Miramar beach on a scooty. It is about 15 minutes ride from our house at Panjim.

Last year Aadya was very wary of the beach and the waves. She was a bit scared of entering the water and this year we were hoping that she would enjoy herself.  Now... we cannot keep her away from the water and on mentioning that we were going to the beach, she was up and ready in a flash 

It was high tide and there were red flags up on the beach. The waves were coming in strong and the currents were threatening to pull us into the sea. But, this did not deter us from having fun in the water.

Here is a photo of Aadya in the ocean. Don't miss the large waves coming up from behind