...we're continuing to feed shambolic one month at a time. Here be the pics for April As ever, would be interested to know your favourites. suggested captions also encouraged. A big shout to Fleur for last month's Giant Straw suggestion. It's a print and hot beverage of your choice if (when?) we get back to London, young lady. here is my #1 contender: Dumpede
As we are reminded by the eternally wise creators of South Park, every good story needs a montage. This one is about my parent's whirlwind visit this month (these things always go too quickly), which took in many beaches, even more restaurants, quite a few kingfishers, and a lot of quality time with the grandrunts. Have to reiterate thanks for the huge case of essentials and luxury items sent by everyone in Cannadia and dutifully carried by the folks. Life saving in some cases (see Tash's blog re: chocolate and coffee). freshly arrived, with optimism still intact setting forth for untold adventures Jake's final days as a Beatle Gramps gets a lesson in double ended surfing the Ladies put the surf board to good effect Sandy, Jamie and 'the wife' .... at Mallikarjun temple you'd never guess these two just arrived Easy Rider style... Jimmy's first two-wheeled excursion ice cream-induced befuddlement befalls our intrepid crew at Old Goa Anjuna Beach Another happy customer Granny teaches Eggie the ropes at the Oceanic Egg is closer than he appears the obligatory Johnston money shot
I had a bicycle ruck back in london (while racing to get our indian visas, no less) that just kept on swelling. so the other day i had the rather strange experience of an arm-lancing in our local hospital... thankfully, after some 8 oz's of the good stuff were taken out, the prognosis looks good. Total bill? £14. Thanks to the good Dr Farouk, for the remote diagnosis. and by the way, if you're feeling a little queasy, best look away now... Dhavalikar Hospital - where you can ride yourself off into the sunset only ten minutes after a local anaesthetic! Alien Elbow the scene of the crime - looks clean enough? Ok, i faked this one while waiting. pretty convincing, huh? (have been debating whether or not to draw attention to the blood splattered table cover...?) unsightly, ungainly and, thankfully now, unbandaged. I consider myself a little wiser as to the hazards of corners, pavement, fixed gear bicycles and the Indian Visa office...
...including the obligatory squeeze on the Talpona bridge. coordinates
both boys got the chop this week, mostly on account of the recurring pangs parental guilt we felt at seeing their sweaty little necks. was it an improvement? you decide. Before: After: ....from a confidence perspective, both seem to have come over all movie star as a result...
my folks have been here a week, and, after a heroic stretch in fairly basic conditions on the beach, they have moved up the road to a lovely hotel that offers air conditioning (our first in two months), wifi (hello there), and satellite television. oh, and did i mention the pool? needless to say, we came prepared to camp. so, expect slightly more regular comms, at least for the next seven days. in the meantime, i've put pictures for the whole of march (click here by the way) up in the usual place. your thoughts, comments, derision are invited, as usual. for me, this one is emerging as an early favourite: