After leaving the serenity of Om Beach, we began our adventure northwards into Goa proper. We left our beloved Ganesh cafe, and headed off to the Gokarna train station which kind of looked like it had been abandoned, due to lack of interest. We did however find an interesting local soft drink, marketed under the unlikely name of Jeera Masala Cola. Intrigued, we purchased a bottle. Initial reactions were as to be expected, not great, with each of us grimacing, and then gagging when we had a taste. As the name suggests, the drink tastes a lot like a stock made of curry spices, flat diet pepsi and water. We agreed that the Coca-Cola corporation was safe for now, and boarded our train. One hour later, and we had arrived in Agonda. Avoiding a fight that
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