Winding down

I had garlic chicken with a fried rice menagerie for lunch which hit the spot. I just had to test out the ocean and it did not disappoint. I asked the front desk to keep my valuables and that was no problem. I asked for a towel and at first that was a problem. The manager was willing to work something out even though "we don't normally do that". I kind of thought he would. The waves were peaking at ~4 feet, high enough to throw even the BFG into the sand if not careful. I caught a few good ones.

I estimated the water temperature at about 75 degrees, still under some persons' standards (a.k.a., Sweet Thing) but well within mine. I showered and dressed, then went to ... oh ya ... Deva's beach shack to write this note, read Michael Connelly's the Reversal, and wait in anticipation for sundown. I was surprised that the sun is so bright and cheerful each day since I would have thought the dunk in the ocean daily about 6:45pm would extinguish its glow in a short time. Salty ratings follow ...

Atlantic ... very
Pacific ... quite but not as much as Atlantic
Indian ... between Atlantic and Pacific

My experience with the east coast version is mainly southern Florida, west coast southern California, and Indian, well here I am in Goa. Plans for the rest of the day?

1. sit on the beach
2. sit on the beach AND
3. sit on the beach

Wave Annabelle/Avery :) I am going to watch some Seinfeld as well as read. How fitting it would be if I had the episode where Art Vandelay (the marine biologist NOT the architect) rescues a whale. There is a good chance I have this episode since there is some doofus on the sand firing golf balls into the water. I think, as this journey comes to and end, that the recurring theme of India for me was not enough t-shirts. First I forgot to pack any, then I did not take enough tops to Bengaluru, then, for a change, I did not take enough to Goa.

Sunset today was not as spectacular as Thursday. The cloudier it is I think the better the show. It dipped into the water today a 60% circle as the bottom was masked by a haze of some sorts. The mercury drops steadily as the sun starts to disappear then gets down to a shocking 15 degrees overnight. Some locals from England said this was a lot cooler than most winters and the breeze this strong is not common. Sweet Thing suggested the water temperature here is probably similar to Zanzibar on the other side of this fine ocean. Life is good as long as I live for today and not fress about what has not happened yet and may not even occur.

I have one less thing to get on my last-minute shopping list. I should remember his name but my ADD got the better of me. I received the buddha keychain from one of the gentlemen who has been very kind to me at Casablanca.