Since the last post we spent a couple of days in Mumbai. On the 20th we were happy to have friends from Pune, originally from Aizawl Mizoram, come to visit us at the hotel where we were staying . Lawma, his wife Mamie and their children, Esther, Benjamin, and Anna, have been living in Pune while Lawma furthers his education in ministry . Anna had been born since the last time I had seen them, so our first time meeting her. They came and ate lunch with us at the hotel, along with their pastor, who was kind enough to drive them down to visit with us. It happened to be Esther's 14th birthday also, so I made arrangements for the waiter to bring over a small cake with a candle in it. Lawma told me Benjamin had not slept the night before at all, as he was so excited about what Aunty (me) might bring him as a gift from Canada . He seemed to enjoy the lego transformer and cars and Esther put her new Canada t-shirt on right away.
The children had never been to a beach before either, and luckily our hotel backed on the Arabian sea with a large beach . The night before there had been a festival down there, I think called Chhat, but that could be wrong. Apparently women make offerings to the sun god so that they can bear a male child . Then they fast for three days . Anyway, the beach was a bit littered from all the fireworks and festivities but we managed to find some cleaner spots and the children had a great time. Little 3 yr old Anna was soaked from running in the water but luckily they had brought changes of clothes .
After they left it was time for us to get moving once again. Likely waited a bit too long to get going as the Mumbai traffic is crazy, and as per our usual we were running through the airport trying to make our flight. We were able to leave our overweight luggage at the airport in a locked facility so just took carry ons to Goa which helped some. Arrived here last night around ten and although couldn't see much due to darkness, the hotel seems good and I think we plan on going to a local market this morning . Got great advice from our taxi driver last night - "Only eat Goa fish curry . It's the best. Never eat the Chinese food. It's just for foreigners . Only eat domestic chicken . Don't go in water too far." :) He was also very concerned with our coughs and wanted to take us to a medicine store but we declined .
Will try to update again later.
The children had never been to a beach before either, and luckily our hotel backed on the Arabian sea with a large beach . The night before there had been a festival down there, I think called Chhat, but that could be wrong. Apparently women make offerings to the sun god so that they can bear a male child . Then they fast for three days . Anyway, the beach was a bit littered from all the fireworks and festivities but we managed to find some cleaner spots and the children had a great time. Little 3 yr old Anna was soaked from running in the water but luckily they had brought changes of clothes .
After they left it was time for us to get moving once again. Likely waited a bit too long to get going as the Mumbai traffic is crazy, and as per our usual we were running through the airport trying to make our flight. We were able to leave our overweight luggage at the airport in a locked facility so just took carry ons to Goa which helped some. Arrived here last night around ten and although couldn't see much due to darkness, the hotel seems good and I think we plan on going to a local market this morning . Got great advice from our taxi driver last night - "Only eat Goa fish curry . It's the best. Never eat the Chinese food. It's just for foreigners . Only eat domestic chicken . Don't go in water too far." :) He was also very concerned with our coughs and wanted to take us to a medicine store but we declined .
Will try to update again later.
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