Goodbye Goa!

Our final week in Goa has been quite an eventful one......We hired a bike for a few days and took off to explore more of Goa.

Bondla Wildlife Park
Well after a 2 hour ride (which included covering the mining section of Goa were we have never seen so many huge trucks or potholes on one road and as it was so dry we arrived covered in a film of orange dust!!) we reached the wildlife sanctuary. Set at the foothills of the western Ghats it was a beautiful place. There was quite a range of animals (including elephants, a leopard and bison) but our favourites included a porcupine, a king cobra and at last a crocodile! All that for the bargain price of about 25p!!!

An evening on the river

Upon recommendation from our Indian friends at the shop we went on a trip on the river at sunset. we were told that it would be a cultural experience -and it was - just not the kind we expected!! Thinking it would be people dressed in traditional Indian clothing performing traditional Indian dance we were slightly surprised to find a DJ and flashing lights. We then began our one hour cruise up and down and up and down the river watching Indian people dancing to the latest rocking Bollywood beats!!! Needless to say it was a trip we won't forget in a hurry!

Saying goodbye

Our final day at Little Angels was really good fun. We arranged a tea party for the boys. David filled up balloons with water and we all had great fun getting each other wet! There was a presentation of gifts and they boys loved the skate board and new balls (since we bought them a cricket bat they have lost on average about 2 balls each day!)amongst other gifts. It was quite hard to explain that we were leaving and we're still not sure they fully understood as when we left a few of them said see you next week! A great final day.

Everyone asks 'When are you coming back?' Our reply 'Never say never!'