It was time to leave Morjim to go to Palolem.
We had our regular breakfast of scrambled eggs and cold coffee at Camp 69 and settled our bills. There is a huge Smirnoff vodka bottle kept at the reception counter at Camp 69, with Thank You Staff written on it. We put in our contribution for Thanking the Staff in it.
I left Morjim and Camp 69 with a heavy heart and full of wonderful memories.
Thank You Geoffery, Rupesh, Centhil (waiters), Francis (the bike owner) and Ramnik (the car driver) for making my trip so memorable.
Geoffery had arranged for a car for us to go to Palolem. We paid 1700 Rs for this 1 hr 45 mins trip.
It’s a long drive from Morjim to Palolem. Morjim being the extreme North and Palolem extreme South of Goa.
Palolem
Café Del Mar was expecting us. We were shown our home for the
next 3 days – a hut with a huge bathroom and slightly small bedroom. But then, how often would you be in your hut if you are in Goa.
We changed and it was time to check out Palolem and its waters. The beach is cove surrounded by rocks and deep forests on three sides. There is an island on one end of the beach called Cancona island and during low tide, one can walk from Palolem to Cancona. We did just that since when we reached it was a low tide.
We found huts built on rocks overlooking Cancona and a signboard which said “Look back, this is the view from my window” These places were supposed to be very expensive because of this view.
I must say, at first sight, I was slightly disappointed with Palolem after Morjim. Since, when we were planning our trip, we thought that North Goa will be the commercialised beach experience while south will be the calm, peaceful one. But it turned out otherwise.
Palolem was crowded and quite contrary to what we had read. The beach was full of beach huts, shacks and people.
We went kayaking and I was really scared at first because I had never been so deep into the sea. Gradually, I started enjoying it and particularly liked the effortless coming back to the shore.
We had lunch at Café Del Mar after all that exercise of oaring. The food was good but again it was nothing special. It was a regular fare.
But then came evening and my opinion about Palolem changed.
We saw the most spectacular sunset ever with the sky and sun playing in a riot of colours. It’s a sight I will never forget.
Café Del Mar is a watering hole for Palolem folks since it has an all night bar. They play popular music and a table overlooking the beach can ensure that you will never know how much time has elapsed.
The place hosts a barbeque almost every night with specials like seafood, beef and chicken barbeques on different nights.
We were at our table from 6 in the evening till 9:30 in the night that night.
We had our regular breakfast of scrambled eggs and cold coffee at Camp 69 and settled our bills. There is a huge Smirnoff vodka bottle kept at the reception counter at Camp 69, with Thank You Staff written on it. We put in our contribution for Thanking the Staff in it.
I left Morjim and Camp 69 with a heavy heart and full of wonderful memories.
Thank You Geoffery, Rupesh, Centhil (waiters), Francis (the bike owner) and Ramnik (the car driver) for making my trip so memorable.
Geoffery had arranged for a car for us to go to Palolem. We paid 1700 Rs for this 1 hr 45 mins trip.
It’s a long drive from Morjim to Palolem. Morjim being the extreme North and Palolem extreme South of Goa.
Palolem
Café Del Mar was expecting us. We were shown our home for the
next 3 days – a hut with a huge bathroom and slightly small bedroom. But then, how often would you be in your hut if you are in Goa.We changed and it was time to check out Palolem and its waters. The beach is cove surrounded by rocks and deep forests on three sides. There is an island on one end of the beach called Cancona island and during low tide, one can walk from Palolem to Cancona. We did just that since when we reached it was a low tide.
We found huts built on rocks overlooking Cancona and a signboard which said “Look back, this is the view from my window” These places were supposed to be very expensive because of this view.
I must say, at first sight, I was slightly disappointed with Palolem after Morjim. Since, when we were planning our trip, we thought that North Goa will be the commercialised beach experience while south will be the calm, peaceful one. But it turned out otherwise.
Palolem was crowded and quite contrary to what we had read. The beach was full of beach huts, shacks and people.
We went kayaking and I was really scared at first because I had never been so deep into the sea. Gradually, I started enjoying it and particularly liked the effortless coming back to the shore.
We had lunch at Café Del Mar after all that exercise of oaring. The food was good but again it was nothing special. It was a regular fare.
But then came evening and my opinion about Palolem changed.
We saw the most spectacular sunset ever with the sky and sun playing in a riot of colours. It’s a sight I will never forget.Café Del Mar is a watering hole for Palolem folks since it has an all night bar. They play popular music and a table overlooking the beach can ensure that you will never know how much time has elapsed.
The place hosts a barbeque almost every night with specials like seafood, beef and chicken barbeques on different nights.
We were at our table from 6 in the evening till 9:30 in the night that night.
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