DAY 9: TWO WHEELS, TWO NOMADS, ONE THRILLING ADVENTURE

Day 9: Dec 30, 2007

Today is a more chilled-out day as we explore Goa – its beaches, churches, and the Cabo De Rama Fort. 

Vasco

Lakshmikant stays at Vasco and hence early morning we went to visit him. It was a good 35 km ride from where we were put up. He stayed in one corner of the world and one couldn’t imagine staying there. But we enjoyed the ride and visited the church and Sateri temple en route. We spent some time with him and his family and also relished the delicious Ghavane chutney cooked by his mom.

 

We left early from Lakshmikant’s place as we intended to explore South Goa today. He suggested a few places and the Casavlim beach was one of the must-visits. It was beyond the airport.

Naval Aviation Museum

As we were riding on to reach the beach after crossing the airport, the naval aviation museum caught our attention and we decided to pay a visit. It displays a good collection of various aircraft and also had good pieces on the history and facts of Naval aviation. This is a must-visit when in Goa.

Majorda Beach 

I had been hearing about Majorda being one of the good beaches of Goa and since it was very close we decided to go over. It was just a few minute’s ride from the museum and we were there. But when we were at the beach we felt it was just another beach in Goa which has lost its charm. Probably we realized that Goa was just hyped up and beaches were definitely incomparable to the ones on the Konkan coast of Maharashtra.

Cabo De Rama

After the turn-off at Majorda beach, we probably didn’t want to explore the beaches anymore! So we decided to go over to Cabo De Rama fort which was almost the extreme end of Southern Goa. So we followed the NH17 to Canacona and then diverted to reach Cabo De Rama. It was a long ride and took almost an hour and a half to get there. But the ride was enjoyable due to the pretty landscape and we could witness the almost virgin untouched Goa.

Cabo De Rama is a strong fortification atop a small hill and accessible by road right up to the entrance of the fort. We parked our bike outside the entrance and quickly tiptoed inside. The fort walls still guard the ruins and the church inside. We got over the fortification and started walking over to check out the fort. We couldn’t much on the fort but the views of the sea were enthralling. There was a lovely quiet shore on both sides of the fort and the hills around were majestic. It was perfectly landscaped and we were happy to see something so nice and secluded after the hustle and bustle of the tourists on the beaches we were at, before this.

We spent quite some time exploring the fort and gaping at the beauty of the landscape here. We also experimented with our cameras and oh yes – not to forget the constant blabber because of which we enjoyed each others’ company.

Continued… Day 10