Exploring Goa
22nd February 2018 – Exploring Goa Chilling out doing nothing is not easy for any of us, so we decided to ask the concierge what there was to do round here. Several suggestions were made so we opted for a tour of the spice plantation, which included lunch, and then some shopping. We ordered a taxi for 11.30am as the drive to the plantation would take just an hour. Our driver was called João Gonçales – a legacy from the 500 year Portuguese occupation of Goa. He was an interesting chap and he was willing to answer any questions we had for him. We learned about the car registration plates; we got a recipe for making tinned sardines; most of the population is Catholic; the biggest industry is tourism – it used to be mining but has been shut down due to corruption; most homes have running water; the electricity supply is dodgy as is bought in from other states and big hotels like ours have to run on generators between 7-11pm so that there is enough electri...