Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Day 15: Wed 19 Nov - Arambol, Goa

Fine and sunny 24 to 34 (real feel 37) deg C
Rest day

Arambol Rest Day. Take a full day to enjoy the charms of Arambol. Enjoy beautiful beach walks and unwind at beachside bars and restaurants when you need a break. Overnight: Arambol

There was no sign of anyone when I went for my walk at 0540h this morning. Tea and coffee were presented in the foyer about 0800h, which was most welcome. Breakfast took some time to come but it was worth waiting for. Cut up fresh fruit, fantastic hot porridge, omelette, toast & jam and more tea. The fact that I didn’t have any dinner last night made me enjoy it all even more.   

After all that I certainly needed a walk, so Bob and I went exploring. Mike said we could grab our bikes if we wanted but we didn’t know where we were going to end up or even where we were headed so we just walked. Ended up in the “tunnel”, which is the name given to the row of shops, effectively a closed in section of the esplanade about 1km long. Although very interesting there was nothing that I couldn’t live without. We continued to the beach and then up the local lookout point that gives a good view down the beach. By this time, it was starting to get very hot, and we had had enough of being tourists, so we returned to the hotel for a break.   

The worms started biting about 1300h, so Bob and I headed for lunch. Not long after we got seated Baz and Simon joined us, and a little later Ken walked in. Bob and I had the seafood noodles and a lassi, which was all delicious. It worked out at about $10 each. Back to the room for some more of that rest day before we headed out again for a game of beach cricket. After which I was well and truly ready for a shower and some sleep.

A huge Banyan tree behind the hotel 

The entrance to the “tunnel”

A very relaxed looking restaurant 

Just about every shop sells the same stuff 


This one is different 

Plenty of Indian spice shops 


More shops inside here too - leading up to the lookout 

Mural 

Colourful 

View from the lookout 


A shrine on top of the lookout 

This cow and calf were very persistent but the shop owner didn’t give them any food, if that’s what they were after 

Colourful 

I don’t know if they are begging for food or just getting out of the heat?

Nice looking bullock 

Mike hitting a four

After-match drinks 









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