Goa, Brasil, Ibiza... LuxuryGoaVillas

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Plop!

Oh, no! What was that?

What was that thud?

What just landed on my bed in the middle of the night?

Should I just not move and see if it goes away? Was I dreaming?

Hey!

It moved, I felt something and heard it too!

Ok, have to reach out from under the covers and turn the light on...

Click.

Nothing.

Plop! Plop!

Yes!

There it is!

Phew!

Not a snake falling on my bed after all!

A frog, trapped in the lampshade!

After dismantling the shade and throwing the slimy, bug-eyed creature out of the window into the tropical garden, I tried to get back to sleep.

Mission impossible.

The neighborhood dogs have decided to have a loud and obnoxious noise-fest and the mad-men have decided to join in too... just another peaceful night in Goa.

Anyway, after fighting off the roaming mosquitoes and blocking my ears, I managed to grab a few winks.

In the morning, the monkeys running across the roof rocked me out of my short slumber... oh well, I am living in the jungle after all!

After delicious coffee prepared by my darling, busy-bee auntie, I start to open the gate to go to rent luxury villas in paradise.

Something shiny catches my eye.

I freeze.

Snake!

No, really!

This time it is not a figment of my imagination.

There is a meter-long green grass snake happily slithering along just under my bike!

What a way to begin the day!

Anyway, I get on the bike and zoom along to work, dodging the cows lying in the middle of the road, lifting my feet up in the air when some of those naughty dogs try to nip my precious ankles, annoyed at me disrupting their sleep (why don't they sleep at night?), swerving around the free-roaming pigs that are the designated recyclers of the ex-jewel of the Portuguese crown.

At work, things get off to a roaring start, laptops plugged in, internet connected, daily emails ready to be answered, cup of tea ready, and...

Power Cut!

What now?

Er, um, well, how long does your battery last? What can we do offline?

Then, Jayashree, the cleaning lady, comes running in, ashen, saying there is a snake on the verandah!

You must be kidding!

Now, this one is a small brown snake with a pointy head, I think I recall having heard that they are poisonous...but, I'm not sure.

Anyway, guess who gets the honour of asking it to leave?

Naturalmente!

I found a stick, a long stick, a very, very long stick and lifted the little friend into the air, until it moved and fell back down...

Luckily, it had already had breakfast, no coffee, so it moved lethargically and I could pick it up again and throw it over the wall.

Where were we?

Ah! Yes! Tea time!

On my way back in, there was a loud thud just to my left...What now?

Nothing much, just a coconut trying to exact a last victory before leaving to a new dimension!

Then, the power returned and we could proceed to have a productive day, although, at night, a not-so-friendly cyclone hit and we had to spend the night pushing buckets under the leaks... so, no sleep again!


Just another day in Goa!

I have made a friend here, despite it not yet being the full tourist season...

A German who lives most of the year in Rio... We actually speak Portuguese together, although we did try German one day... sounded funny after our conversations of Floripa, Tijuca and all the other belezas naturais!

Brasil!

After two years traipsing around the globe, it is where I felt best on my travels...

Eu tenho saudade do Brasil!

So, why am I in Goa in one cyclone after another, feeling like I am in Antarctica, when I could be making wine on Ibiza????????


Perhaps I can find an answer in my next blog...
Or, as I dodge another dog...


In the meantime, I would like to welcome Olivia in San Francisco and Leonardo on Ibiza, to this planet of natural wonders and wonderful natures!

Peace and Alegria!

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