The Beach Vacation

Holiday thoughts have now become a quarterly phenomenon that clouds my mind every 3 months & makes me go somewhere, anywhere, away from the routine.

Beach vacation in a low cost group tour was the idea I finalized for a week away from home. Vacation it was but not a fun-filled one as the group never materialized making it a sad, solo trip.

Anyway it certainly was a break from the routine for a full week & that more or less settled the score as it wasn't a costly trip to begin with. After riding around north Goa on 2-wheeler in the summer of 2023, this was a monsoon trip & hopefully I will celebrate the new year party in Goa someday.

Some fond memories of this beach vacation....

Dinner Cruise

Bom Jesus Basilica

I dreamt of Madonna

Dona Paula beach

Dona Paula for Bollywood

Sleeping Beauty

Sinquerim beach

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