Goa mania…all over again

Goa mania…all over again

“Color, color what color do you choose?

The blueness of the sky or the sea,

The golden shiny sand,

Or the colorful people?”

 Baga beach, Goa

Actually Goa offers it all, the colors that go straight to your heart and bring out the flamboyant you from your within. Its air is really intoxicating and leaves you in high spirits. and the good news  is, it has a beach suiting every traveler’s fancy. A calm and serene one to a busy wild one, all available. Now you got to pick a one that suits your frame of mind. And if you know yourself well and choose just the right one, you are having nothing short of an awesome memory creating trip.

The shacks by the sea, Baga beach

In our first trip to my favorite tropical paradise, we chose Candolim beach in North Goa. However at that time we hardly knew the beaches, and the booking was done all of a sudden, without putting our minds into little bit of research. But as they say “He” is there for hand holding whenever you need him. So he did the magic for us, after all how could he spoil our anniversary celebrations. We had the most romantic vacation on the tranquil Candolim beach, and collected memories to be treasured forever.

Cheers to togetherness, a click from our last visit

Mumbai has taken away a lot of our time but in return has given us loads of great, dependable friends. Contrary to all ideologies of making friends, for me and my husband Avishek it’s been a continuous journey of meeting new and wonderful people throughout. Whether it is office or social life, We have always had the opportunity of meeting lovely people.

Snehasis, Dolan and lil Darshu

Darshu happy to be in Goa

Our second visit to the land of euphoria was with this cool couple Dolan and Snehasis and their adorable little son Darshu (Darsheel). We got to know them through a social organization called Spandan. And after which there has been no turning back. While Snehasis is more practical and calm, Dolan has her childish charm. While Snehasis is passionate about dramatics, Dolan is a graceful dancer. Blessed with good looks and intellect they make a lovely couple. And their little naughty bundle of joy Darshu, whose presence made our trip all the more memorable.

 Sunset by the beach

This time we chose to stay near Baga beach, which supposedly was supposed to cater to our need of pure masti <wink>. Tranquil yet colorful, placid yet stormy our overall experience was actually a mixture of it all.  But this narration is precisely aimed at the frolic night we spent together by the bay, candid but wild.

Snehasis, Dolan, Darshu and Avishek

It was a short vacation and we wanted to make the most of it. All decked up in colorful attires we kick started the evening with little bit of posing (for sure). Followed by witnessing the magnificent sun slowly sinking in the sea bed, and the sea waves affectionately cuddling till the next dawn. The sky painted in a riot of colors, the distant boats, the animated tourists…oh! What a lovely evening worth to be well spent! When darkness gradually started to spread its fearsome robe, sparkling light of the crackers emerged as saviors. It was Diwali!! And we were on the verge of experiencing the festival of lights in the splendidness of the Goan beaches.

Dolan ane Me in our mini mouse look

After a little discussion we narrowed down, to having dinner in a nearby shack. All shacks had arranged for dinner on the beaches that night, the distant roaring of the Arabian Sea, the candle light, the softness of the cold sand beneath and the fireworks lighting up the pitch dark Diwali sky.

We having Fun together

It was like living a dream, we really let go that night. The music, the sea breeze brought out the child in all of us. We laughed, sang and danced with that radium mini mouse bows on our heads. Who cared for the world, it was just the four of us dancing and little Darshu staring at us with surprise.

The entire vacation was etched with memorable memoirs, but this night was really the night I would die for. Thanks friends for making it possible. I hope our next trip (which is not too far) will be far more wild and fun, so that whenever we would think of it we would have a sly grin at the corner of our lips.
Thanks Snehasis, Dolan , Avishek and especially Darshu for this lovely trip.

Aritra Chakrabarty Sengupta