Contently Crispy

Hi All! Things are ok here. I spent the past 2 days doing the same thing as the day before - that being, sunbathing and swimming at Calangute (correct spelling this time) beach, in the Arabian Sea. It got a little easier to just be in my own company each time. And I got a little more accustomed to riding the buses, warding off vendors and just enjoying my time. I am a bit sunburned, but not too bad, I used up an entire bottle of sunscreen in 3 days (so don't yell at me too much for not trying to protect my skin!) The yesterday (my second day at the beach) I spent in front of "Queens Beach Shack" and to my surprise, there was a girl sunbathing topless next to me! This was also to my great advantage, as most of the men passing by chose to stare longer at her than at me! Today I was in front of "Peters Restaurant" yet another one of the many, many beach shacks that line the beach. It is the third longest beach in India (though unfortunately I cant remember exactly how long that is.) It seems to go on forever though. All together, I think I like Goa, but would like to come with family or friends in the future. It is tropical, but yet still everything crazy about India, just a lot more contained than in say, Bombay. There are palm trees and coconut trees, and vineyards, and grass huts, but also cows roaming around everywhere, the smell of incense and various curries, and the chaotic flow of traffic that let you know you are certainly still in India (not to mention the women in sariis and men in...well just the staring eyes of men!) Well, I need to go buy some dinner and some gifts and pack my bags, because in the morning I need to figure out how to find my train back to Bombay! Yikes! I still dont really understand the train system here so it kind of freaks me out, so hopefully I'll figure it out and get on the right one! Thats all for now folks!