Betim & Panjim with Peter

Headed off this morning with Peter Campbell to order up some marble window cills and granite for top of balcony balustrade.

Had a quick chat with Suhail who was hard at work as usual.

Suhail outside his shop

We got on the bus in Candolim and it wasn't that busy. Within a few stops there were so many people on it that we couldn't get out of our seat never mind get off at the stop we wanted.

Peter waiting on the Ferry

We eventually got off at Betim and walked back to the Marble showroom. We both ordered some cills and I ordered 7 meters of polished granite for the top of the balcony balustrade. Four marble window cills and  7m of granite for 58 quid.

Got the Ferry from Betim across to Panjim as Peter wanted some sandals repaired. Whilst that was being done we had a snack at a local cafe.

Panjim Ferry

Ordered a couple of vegetable somosas each, puris and a tomato salad. What came was not a tomato salad as we know it. It was a small steel dish with a couple of bits of fried tomato and fried onions in a gravy. Not what I thought I was getting but it was fantastic with the Puris.

After we collected Peters sandals we jumped on the Ferry back to Betim and got a Tuk Tuk back to Candiolim for 200 rps.

Friday 7th December 2012

Watched a bit of the Third Test Match between England and India which is in Kolkata

After lunch on the balcony we went to the Pool for a bit. It was a bit overcast and we both caught a bit more sun than we had thought.

Just before we left the pool, we met a nice lady and her daughter from Leicester. She told us that they had been up in the north of India for a family funeral and had then spent some time in Mumbai, before heading down to Goa. They are having a week here before heading back to Mumbai to meet her brother, collect the Urn with the ashes before spreading them up in the north of India. i can't recall where she said that was, but it is where her family originates from.

Headed out to the lane to get a taxi and spoke to Suhail and Adil for a bit.

Peter and Suhail

Adil

Had another evening with Peter at Kalinga Restaurant along at Siquerim, Merlyn and I sharing Vegetable Spring Rolls and then a Butter Chicken, Jeera Rice and a couple of Tomato and Onion Parathas. Peter had a Chicken Tikka. 

Merlyn and Peter

We went over to the Stone House which is just across the road, but the band was on a break, so we decided just to head back to Jambalaya for a nightcap.

This photo of The Stone House is courtesy of TripAdvisor

Walk to Calangute

Was up pretty early this morning 0630hrs and checked emails.

Had a shower then went for a walk along to Calangute and back (about 5 miles). Picked up some fruit at local store on way back for breakfast.

Templo Cristao Calangute

Calangute Beach

Had a swim for about half an hour and spoke to our neighbours Margaret and Keith who gave me the phone number for Mohan the painter. Will give him a ring as the inside of our apartment badly need a paint.

Our friend Peter arrived this morning, along with our next door neighbours Ian and Elisha.

Peters' wife Kathy is not coming out until the 28th December as she is spending Christmas at home with her daughter.

Peter had decided to come out and get a bit of sun. he has had a difficult year having fractured his hip in March when he was thrown out of a dumper truck at work.