Carnival night at Maya Nature Retreat

I was up early, supposedly to get a smoothie delivery from a local company that reached out after seeing one of my posts. However, it didn't arrive! I messaged them, and they apologised and assured me that they would still deliver. So, I got on with my day and had my usual breakfast in the cafe. I did some washing and sorted things out for my trip to the state capital, Panjim, tomorrow. I was intending to go on the bus, but I have blistered my foot so badly that I won't be able to walk the 40 minutes to the bus stop, or indeed, walk around when I get to the city. So, I've decided to splash out on a taxi tomorrow afternoon to take me the whole way. Then, hopefully, by Monday, my foot will have healed sufficiently for me to get around.

My smoothie delivery arrived late morning, along with an extra millet thali to make up for the inconvenience. The smoothie was good, but I can't say I was enamoured of the millet!

I spent the rest of the day doing some writing and catching up on posts.

This evening, I went to the carnival event on site. There were some interesting stalls selling handmade crafts and some good music. I really enjoyed my plate of Papri Chaat made by Sheetal. Neha gifted me one of her original works of art as thanks for me giving her a couple of books I'd finished with. It was a lovely evening.Read more