Two silly things from Benaulim

Greyrocks is at the halfway point in the Goa stay, and a trawl of the memory and the camera reminds us of two  curiosities from that first week!

"BOB? .. Who the Hell is BOB?"

First day there and an ATM is vital! There had been none to be found at the airport, and we used up the few rupees we had on the taxi. There is a convenient one (Bank of Baroda), but after a lot of attempts it didn't want to play, so we set off to find alternatives. A second ATM was no better, but a money changer gave a good rate on cash Euros and said there was a third up the road. This did work! Later in the week it all became explained and resolved as it had been to do with our clever use of our new credit card. We told the story to Nick and he recognised it as an experience of their friend Bob -who had received a puzzling text from his provider telling him that BOB had declined it!! Bank of Baroda!

"No Problem with the island of Ireland, then!.. Nor with distancing North from South America!"

Knowing that ATMs are an issue in Palolem, and with only one functioning card between us we made a lot of visits whist in Beni. A very pleasant place to lurk as part of the pilgrimage is Yatra - a simple bar/restaurant that is particularly good for veggie things!

Over a lassi and a masala dosa Ruth saw the following lovingly painted on their wall!