Messing about on the river!

This week we took a brilliant trip out onto the river to try and spot some crocodiles! A friend of our neighbour took us out in his fishing boat - a traditional canoe! Mush to the amusement of several onlookers Zoe wobbled quite a lot as she attempted to get in. Amidst the giggles and shouts of "sit! sit!" she finally made it in without getting wet! It was a gorgeous day, very sunny and we saw some beautiful birds - kingfishers, peacocks. eagles and a rather strange looking white bird with a funny shaped head! David tried his hand at paddling while Zoe sat back and relaxed. All in all a great time - except David is now nursing very aching shoulders!

Our anniversary

We had a wonderful day that began with a trip to Panjim the the five star hotel for breakfast. Eggs made fresh to order and lovely waffles. We followed this with a dip in the pool where we struggled to swim since we made the most of the all you could eat breakfast! As we got out we were greeted by a very polite man who enquired our room number for poolside registration! Zoe made a quick exit and when he told David that we would have to pay David informed him we were leaving! The afternoon was spent in the cinema and then back to Little Angels for a surprise party! They had made us cards and got us a very delicious cake. What a great day.

Social Events

This week we were invited to a birthday party for the local shop keeper. They are a lovely family and we had a wonderful time sharing food with them - and of course Kingfisher beer! Vincy (see pic) is a firm friend of David and they have spent many evenings chatting together while sharing a glass of the local hooch - cashew feni! Yesterday our neighbour invited us out to a lunch party. Never people to turn down free food we gladly accepted. The 'party' turned out to be the one year death anniversary of a lady in the village! So we ate some very spicy food and paid our respects!