For the first time on our trip, we were placed in the tourist section of the sleeper train. It was readily apparent when we stepped on and found, sitting around us, 3 Americans and one Finnish guy. The six of us bonded quickly over the fact that we were all sitting together and shared stories of our journeys so far. The train was over crowded, so just before bed, a group of people got on and sat on the floor surrounding our beds. Moving on the train was an impossibility unless you maneuvered through without touching your feet to the ground. We got in to Goa the next morning around 11. The six of us shared a cab to Palolem beach and got situated together.
In Goa they have this saying. "Full Power, 24 Hour, no toilet, no shower, full power." And they mean it. At our beach side huts, everything we did, the manager said "full power" followed with a hand pound. When my laundry was returned to me..."full power laundry." When I woke up early to watch the sunrise "full power morning." And it was everywhere on the beach. We spent our days laying on the beach, kayaking and meeting new people. We stayed with these travel mates for 4 days and they helped us celebrate Jon's birthday. We met some Swedish people at our favorite restaurant, Moksha's, on the morning of Jon's birthday who were also celebrating a birthday. That evening, at dinner, the Swedish guys brought Jon a piece of the most delicious chocolate cake and sang to him in Swedish. We went with them to Cocktails and Dreams, a bar on the beach and continued celebrating. The following evening, we took the sleeper bus to Hampi, a town about 9 hours away full of rocks and ruins.
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