"Oh, damn!!! It's 12 o'clock". The first thing came into my mind after I woke up. I called everybody up and got ready for water sports. It's the first time in 3days, we're in Calangute beach in day light. And sadly, it's highly overcrowded.
Calangute is a census town and beach here is known as Queen of Beaches as it remains crowded at off-seasons as well. The beach itself isn't anything special, with steeply shelving sand, however it's capacity is large enough to accommodate the huge number of high-season visitors. It's the largest beach in North Goa.
We bargained for all the water sports @ 4000 bucks (for all). Actually it's 4800 bucks for 4 person. As Judha was absent that morning, we three had the fun ourselves. There are four types of water sports they are providing. First, we started with Banana Ride. It's fun to float in the middle of the sea. The next one is bumper ride. This one also cool. Third, we went for para-sailing, the best one. They are charging extra 300 bucks for water dip. But that's worth. Lastly, we had the water scooter ride. Frankly, there is no fun until and unless you are gonna ride this by your own.
It took long 4 hours to complete all the activities due to the heavy crowd. Anyways, we went back to hotel, took bath and had a quick lunch. And then go out for Aguada Fort.
Fort Aguada and its lighthouse is a well-preserved seventeenth-century Portuguese fort. The fort was constructed in 1612 to guard against the Dutch and the Marathas. This old Portuguese fort stands on the beach south of Candolim, at the shore of the Mandovi River. A freshwater spring within the fort provided water supply to the ships that used to stop by. This is how the fort got its name: Aguada, meaning Water.
The original fort is now converted into a five star hotel which is at Sinquerim beach. The light house is a situated little far from the fort. The are two light house in that area. One is the old light house, which has a bigger area and is shown to tourists as Fort Aguada. It's open till 6pm. We're late. Could not make it inside. Once you go along the road by passing the old light house, you'll reach the new light house. An entry fee of Rs. 10 is being charged. This light house is also closed by 6pm. But somehow we managed to the top.
As it was darken outside, we called Judha to come at Panaji. Once he reached, we went on a cruise ride. It costs 200 bucks per head. It's 2 hours ride on Mandovi River. There were some programs held over cruise deck. But the main attraction is spectacular view of Panjim at night. The last cruise is at 8 pm.
There was a disc at the basement of the cruise with a entry of Rs. 50 for men and free for ladies. Alas! When we entered there're only 4-5 men and a single woman dancing though the kept our request for "Gangnam Style".
We had dinner in Panjim itself with Crab and Prawns. And went to watch the church of Shahrukh starrer Josh fame.
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church at Panjim is one of the oldest churches in Goa, which existed from the year 1540. It was rebuilt in 1619. After Panjim became the capital city , the great bell of the Church of Our Lady of Grace in Old Goa or the "Bell of the Inquisition" was moved to this church from Aguada in 1841. At the same time, the renovation created the four tiered steps leading to the church.
As it was midnight the church was closed. We could not manage to see what's inside. On our return to hotel, we saw a nice church at Saligao.
Mae De Deus which literally translates to Mother of God is a Gothic style church in North Goa. Built in 1867, where most of the prominent churches are located in the south, Mae de Deus is a pleasant addition to the list of North Goa attractions.
Judha and Jethu went for a drink to the bar at beach. Jishu and me slept onto bed. Old Goa Calling.
Calangute is a census town and beach here is known as Queen of Beaches as it remains crowded at off-seasons as well. The beach itself isn't anything special, with steeply shelving sand, however it's capacity is large enough to accommodate the huge number of high-season visitors. It's the largest beach in North Goa.
We bargained for all the water sports @ 4000 bucks (for all). Actually it's 4800 bucks for 4 person. As Judha was absent that morning, we three had the fun ourselves. There are four types of water sports they are providing. First, we started with Banana Ride. It's fun to float in the middle of the sea. The next one is bumper ride. This one also cool. Third, we went for para-sailing, the best one. They are charging extra 300 bucks for water dip. But that's worth. Lastly, we had the water scooter ride. Frankly, there is no fun until and unless you are gonna ride this by your own.
It took long 4 hours to complete all the activities due to the heavy crowd. Anyways, we went back to hotel, took bath and had a quick lunch. And then go out for Aguada Fort.
Fort Aguada and its lighthouse is a well-preserved seventeenth-century Portuguese fort. The fort was constructed in 1612 to guard against the Dutch and the Marathas. This old Portuguese fort stands on the beach south of Candolim, at the shore of the Mandovi River. A freshwater spring within the fort provided water supply to the ships that used to stop by. This is how the fort got its name: Aguada, meaning Water.
The original fort is now converted into a five star hotel which is at Sinquerim beach. The light house is a situated little far from the fort. The are two light house in that area. One is the old light house, which has a bigger area and is shown to tourists as Fort Aguada. It's open till 6pm. We're late. Could not make it inside. Once you go along the road by passing the old light house, you'll reach the new light house. An entry fee of Rs. 10 is being charged. This light house is also closed by 6pm. But somehow we managed to the top.
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| View from Aguada Light House |
There was a disc at the basement of the cruise with a entry of Rs. 50 for men and free for ladies. Alas! When we entered there're only 4-5 men and a single woman dancing though the kept our request for "Gangnam Style".
We had dinner in Panjim itself with Crab and Prawns. And went to watch the church of Shahrukh starrer Josh fame.
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church at Panjim is one of the oldest churches in Goa, which existed from the year 1540. It was rebuilt in 1619. After Panjim became the capital city , the great bell of the Church of Our Lady of Grace in Old Goa or the "Bell of the Inquisition" was moved to this church from Aguada in 1841. At the same time, the renovation created the four tiered steps leading to the church.
As it was midnight the church was closed. We could not manage to see what's inside. On our return to hotel, we saw a nice church at Saligao.
Mae De Deus which literally translates to Mother of God is a Gothic style church in North Goa. Built in 1867, where most of the prominent churches are located in the south, Mae de Deus is a pleasant addition to the list of North Goa attractions.
Judha and Jethu went for a drink to the bar at beach. Jishu and me slept onto bed. Old Goa Calling.
When we talk about Goa , The first thing come into our mind is lots of fun .Thanks for sharing your experience . It was wonderful . Mansarovar Yatra
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