Hello from Arambol, a beautiful beach in northern Goa. We have spent the past week checking out more than a dozen tropical beaches - needless to say, I am in heaven. I don't mean to rub it in (especially for those back in Raincouver), but we haven't been pelted with a single drop of rain since we arrived in India! After Hampi we hopped an overnight bus, which turned out to be an 8-hour trip from hell. We got the sleeper berth right at the back of the bus, so we actually caught air off the mattress when the driver went over bumps - and the road was pretty much all bumps. Added to that were the nonstop diesel fumes, traffic jams, and hot, cramped quarters - just when we thought it couldn't get any worse,
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