Goa!

Wow, yesterday's post was a long one. I guess I had a lot to say. Well today it is on to Goa. I had heard lots of people saying that Goa was great but, like most places here for some odd reason when I dig further for why it is great I don't get many details. From what I could tell it was about the beaches and also people said it was the most un-Indian area in India so it is an easy way to get away without actually having to leave the country.
So, on Tuesday we hopped on a Kingfisher flight down to Goa and when we got off the plane my first thought was - it is HOT! Actually, it wasn't much hotter than Delhi but it was really humid. We were picked up by our hotel and had a nice 45 minute drive over to our hotel. My first impressions were that it just looked more tropical, lots of palm trees; Anya noticed that it was cleaner than Delhi, less dust; and I also noticed quite a few churches in the area.
The Portuguese actually had control of Goa for a long time so there is a (relatively) high Catholic population. The churches were completely white and looked so pretty.
Then we got to our hotel and didn't leave. We had sightseeing plans that were tempered by two factors, #1 it was really really hot and we were kind of tired from all the sightseeing done in/around Delhi and #2, the hotel was gorgeous! It had an open plan and from the lobby you looked down on their pool and the private beach.
We checked in to our lovely room, put on our bathing suits and walked down to catch some rays and relax.
The water in the ocean was amazing, very warm, almost bath water like. It is the Indian Ocean and the hotel is on just a bit of an inlet so the water could get nice and toasty.
And now I know why people go to Goa, to relax and do not much of anything.
I definitely think I'll go back and perhaps will go back some time in November or December and do some sightseeing too. Until that point it will probably be too hot...well, too humid really.
But I can now recommend that if you are coming to India and want some beach time Goa is the place to go.