We came back to resort, took the car and thought of finishing off all beaches that day. First we went to Anjuna beach, the idea given to us by a candyman at Calangut beach where he said its 'worth' going there to watch. Thanks to him, it was a family beach alltogether.
Disappointed, we then headed towards Dona Paula, the idea this time was given by one of Bond's friends. It took us an hour from Anjuna to Dona Paula, only to find a small hill kind of thing from where some scenic views could be seen. There was a hand held telescope guy who showed me Vasco port, Governors bungalow, Taj hotel and 2 more places for Rs. 5/-. It was a good place again, but couldn't stay long there. Packed off.
On our way thinking where to go next, in the map we could see another beach - Miramar. So decided to go there hoping to enjoy. Ya, by the time we reached there it was 3ish and we had pav bhaji, ice tea etc to fill our stomach anticipating good fun in the beach. As we walked on the hot sand,phew!A signboard reading - 'Donot step in. Its dangerous here' :( Well, though there were people who had stepped in till below knee level, we found it not interesting again, as it was filled only with kids & their parents. Hence decided to go to some other beach.
It was still hot and the moment I saw parasailing at Sinquerim, always wanted to get its thrill. So, I suggested that we finish off water sports that day, and we came back to Sinquerim. Again the same agents approached us, quoting the same rates, But this time, we got thought we will get some more 'discount', and booked an agent for Rs. 550 per head for 3 rides - jetskie, banana ride & parasailing. A whooping 1500 bucks per head saved, cos we were still students :) (When asked a couple sometime later, they told they paid 1200 only for parasailing!)
First me and Bond got into the jetskie, wearing a local life jacket. The experience was too good, even though I didn't had the contol of the scooter. Deep into the sea, zig zag movement against the waves, bumping.. all got over within 5 mins. Just too good to take! DCH truely inspired us :)
Next, we went for the banana ride. NCK had been telling that the boat will capsize deep in the sea and to be careful and I was eagerly looking forward to that moment. Bond, though was initially not very much interested in getting into the boat, made a brave effort of joining us later. The banana was bloated, we sat on it and a motor boat was attached to the banana. It was all good till we were holding the boat firmly and it was going straight. When we reached quite a distance from the shore, the boat took a turn. Within no time me and Kirthi were under water still holding the boat, but the other two were missing ! Bond was screaming like hell a little distance away and NCK looked really scared, though not screaming. It took quite an effort for me and Kirthi to get these guys back on boat. But for me, I thoroughly enjoyed it! In the middle of the sea, under no control! Just an amazing life time experience. We then somehow managed to get back to the shore. The life jacket did its job. I really wanted some pics in the middle of the sea, but in vain. This memory will last for good.
Not able to withstand anymore, Bond opted out of parasailing. We 3 chucked hurriedly into a boat, as there was another big gang waiting for parasailing. There we changed to another boat which was meant exclusively for parasailing. First NCK and Kirthi parasailed. Next turn, I was alone. It was a very good feeling being in the air, in the sea, at a good height, watching the sunset. All I wanted to do in goa was 80% complete. Another life time experience. Nothing better than this!
We returned to the resort after all water sports, had a good bath and set out for dinner at 9ish. We could find only a couple of hotels open at that time and barged into one 'Garam Masala' hotel. There only 2 people were working for a crowd of around 12 people. Spent nearly 2 hours for getting our dinner ready, and came back to resort and crashed to bed.
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