Dec 16 – Dec 22
Dec 16: Slept ok considering how rough place is. Rise 910. Short guy at reception keeps turning off AC. Make cafe again using water bottle drink in bed. 1030 grab laund from across main rd, kid packed washed clothes in old bag despite what i said.. paid 450rs prob most exp laund service ever, kid said 'i didnt understand you' so i said 'go back to english school' lol. Sorty laund in hostel has tags on clothes prob washed w other ppl's. Try chk byrani place across st 100rs feed scraps to small cat. Pay taller reception guy 275rs another night.
Subway to dharavi station again. Walk thru main slum area off 90 feet rd, walk around both sides of rd over 1hr. Not as intense as expected. Find legit asics right size for 3150inr held off cuz new shoes might get stolen.. Take metro back to marol naka, aqua line not too busy. Grab bk reg 2 burgers 104rs. Metro to azad nagar only 20rs. Walk to gilbert hill pretty chill spot. Walk from gilbert hill to mumbai beach, stinks pretty bad, constucting bridge and adding grass pathes, cant cut thru marsh. Walk back to andheri west station ride back to chakala nagar 20rs blue line skytrain busier. Walk back to hostel st. use wifi, veronica said address incomplete. grab same byrani spot 100rs. Try chk schwarma on st only 40rs. Get a haircut 70rs prob the cheapest hc ive had ever. Tell short guy to turn on ac again, clean up in hostel. Book goa hostel for day after tmr.. plan to send orange ball there. Book hostel for dec18 sortby siolim, book bus from hanuman stop at 325pm dolphi travel house upper private berth 1026rs. Send veronica new address.
Dec 17: Rougher night, had to tell several ppl to turn phones down. Ppl talkin loud in morning. Slept little rise 9am relief at leaving. Make reg cafe in bed, shower not working, wash in faucet. Checkout cst dorm 1030 guy sleeping as usual worst hostel so far. Walk to hanuman rd bus stop, unpleasant walk along highway. Confirm w locals right stop. Walk across highway via underpass to hanuman rd area. Grab weird veg thali 200rs. Walk around for wifi cafe. Find sandwiizza w wifi and ac, get combo cafe + sandwich + fried 405rs no international cards bit pricey, best milk coffee so far, veg sandwich - chill for couple hours at cafe w ac. Walk back to hanuman bus stop at 315, wait at side of hwy with about 20 other ppl hot n sunny af. Bus late, wait about 35min in heat. Shouldnt expect mumbai escape to be ez.. dolphin bus arrive around 350, no seats - bed only bus w ac, wifi and power. Took over 2hrs just to get to navi mumbai in traffic. Grab chk wrap at stop 100rs. 11pm stop for din at neelkamal 20km south of pune, chk byrani for 210rs super fast n brush teeth.
Dec 18: Slept intermittent. Arrive goa mapusa bus stand 810am. Walk 8km to siolom area, tropical climate feels like thailand. Arrive sortby 945, ez early checkin lucky, pay 330rs on card. Huge nice hostel start contrast to mumbai. Nice tables w power on terace tonnes of space just no metal lockers or towels provided, pay 500rs for key deposit. Chill bit n make insta cafe on terrace using hostel drinking water. Clean up in washroom use shirt as towel. Hostel manager said he got a call about ball delivery, talk w another guy said 300rs for shipping arriving in 2 days. Book another night on sortby for 584rs cheaper than booking for tmr.
Walk to main siolom intersection get bhaji 50rs lentils, find cheaper cafe 2rs for ~1g. Chk thali 100rs. Walk to coast fish mkt and temples. Walk back to hostel, missed calls from veronica hotel, call back no eng, get reception to corepsond, said need to send qr. Msg veronica for qr, guy sent a photo not screenshot, got recepton manager to scan worked paid 300rs for shipping, pay guy 500rs total inc towel for 100rs and tip. Terace lite push wo for diagnostics. Reg pu 45 ez right shoulder better. Free habndsatnd got 1 then fail a bunch, got 2 tot, was pushing too hard w fingertips.. diamond pu 1x27. 1apu on bench 1xx10 ez full rom. Chill bit more on terace feel pretty good. Another msg from veronica got name and envelope info missing, tell them to fix, said can only send to courier office in mapusa, hard to find right address - interesting friction learning - doin good not being frustrated over minor issue. 420 walk out again for food, find local bus to mapusa on corner. Get same chk spot oxygen family restaurant, chk fried rice 160rs solid. Hostel shwr rest, make curtain using blanket. Book 2n night at sortby using booking 674rs. 820 walk back to intersection for food, try momo spot 8 chk momos 110rs, oxygen rest again chk thali 100rs dont feel too good again from eating that. Check booking again cheaper than agoda.. crap. Chill awhile on terace empty but lotsa mosquitos.
Dec 19: Dorm pretty quiet sleep ok til 9. Rise 10. Got a chest cough. Make cafe on terace, manager guy said agoda reservation not received for today, check email, booked for sortby anjuna not siolim.. book siolim again for tonight another 327rs dumb mistake looks same in photo. Ask for credit for anjuana agoda reserv, said diff management, pay 1010rs on card for another 3n til monday, only 1600rs for 3n including my mistake. Chill bit on terace try to think ahead. 1145 walk to corner for food, oxygen rest closed, get bhaji again 50rs, nm food options at intersec, try another bhaji spot 50rs kinda rude. Walk back find gym for 200rs w squat rack and kick bag.
Terace mobility and flex wo at 130: take time; moutain + fwd fold. Knee drive + side leg swings. Yoga warrior deep 5 holds per side. - 2 rounds total. Msg courier in mapusa kinda annoying asking for numbers, get them to msg veronica, found out veroncia paid 80rs but charged me 300rs. Horse stance + seated pidgeon. Adv kossacks 2x2 side and front. Pnf kossacks try to raise and push down supported foot, 3 sets per side. Finish w kicks front side n thai 60 total, solid 7.5/10 effort over 1hr mobility. Weird guy in dorm asking for colgate so gave him mine from surat. Walk out for food, hike up to hidden church near hostel dongormag chapel, scraped knee from wipeout minor blood. No food around so walk back to food area, find seafood thali spot 140rs for mackeral thali not filling. Pickup 2 new toothpastes no F all herbal only 57rs, snacks. Find shwarma spot near siolim mkt area further west 90rs shwarma wrap. 3 options positions expired in qt account. Chill on terace chat w gpt n gemini. Mosquitos.
Dec 20: Guy pulled down my blanket curtain while trying to sleep. Use outerwear 3pcs to make new curtain.. rise 10. Make reg cafe on terace. Work bit on ghost chrons n indexing issue. 1150 walk to corner get reg bhaji 50rs, schwarma row closed try dominos 100rs combo pizza w nuggets n coke charges tax like bk. Chill more on terace bit bored feel stagnant, do leela tai chi 20min. 310 walk out for lun and to hike around quarry, get fish place again norbu thali 140rs decent but got faranged for 10rs. Walk to quarry area trails, ok flat trails fit faint got lots of prickly balls stuck to shorts. Walk aorund almost 2hrs. Walk back to shwwarma spots get chk sandwich n shwarma takeout 190rs. Shwr rest abit. 830 eat schwarma n snacks on terace. Research travel route / hampi town.
Dec 21: Ppl kept talking in dorm, woke up few times. Rise 1045. Make cafe n chill on terace as usual. 12pm walk to corner grab reg 50rs bhaji. Dominos again try 5 cours combo 125rs use card this time. Book another night at sortby siolim for tmr 421rs. Handstand max hold 2set about 30s each. 330 chat w son 15min before power cut for 5min, in korea, curious about india, i asked what he wants for xmas, look up remote trucks together on amazon found fj that he wants a million%.. will be back in canada jan8 so order aound jan3-4.. 60min total good chat. Try fish thali spot by trail 120rs not bad. Hike along quarry trails again til twilight.. hike back to hostel then grab shwarma again, eat one and get 1 takeout 200rs. Hostel shwr rest awhile. 9p eat schwama on terace lotsa mosquitos.
Dec 22: Bit bothered by dirty rugs in dorm. kid w man tits above snoring hard awhile. His alarm going off at 10a rise 1010. Make reg cafe on terace. Try to pay another night but terminal doesnt work with grunt workers. Eat banana on terace. 12p pay 421rs on card w manager guy. Walk to corner get reg 50rs bhaji, dominos again 3rd time 104rs 4cours combo. Hostel got orange ball confiirm receive from courier.. chill bit on terace kinda bored, do another hard flex session. 2 rounds of : backbend n fwd fold, knee drive + side leg swings, yoga warrior 2x5, horse stance + seated pidgeon, adv kossack w pnf add + abdtor. 6/10 effort. 315 walk to fish thali spot busy wait awhile 120rs solid. Walk to quarry trail area 3rd day straight, chat w local collecting spices from thorny tree, excellent eng from catholic school, says there porcupoines and wild pigs. Walk around new trail saw peacocks and excotic flying bird flock. Walk back in twilight again, dogs barking near trailheaed so soccer kick one hard it flipped backward. Grab chk byrani on st beside fish thali spot 120rs. Hostel shwr rest. 820 walk to shwarma row reg 2 shwarmas 180rs last night in siolim. Eat n snack hard on terace.