too much danger scooter, much too much danger scooter.....

hit another beach on our new auto scooter. breathtaking. more beautiful than hawaii. i have never seen rocks and water like that in my life. and they love parasailing here, which i am tempted to do since i hanglided in australia, but i've heard the equipment is often not up to par. and your real high up there. hang gliding scared the life out of me.
so on this great beach we get touted by a jerk selling my favorite boxes of mango frooti's, which cost 10rps at the store, for 60!!! said he had to make a commission. goa is more expensive than kerala and bombay combined. rapists! but that's not all. a dude with 2 rusty needles ran up to jeff and tried to pierce his ears without him knowing it! i almost tackled that fellow!!! couldn't believe my eyes. and there is more aids in india than in africa!!!*another note-if you use needles for medicational or whatever purposes, listen carefully to your clinician and bring your own sterile individually wrapped needles.**

so i know i mentioned before about not being impressed with yet another beach. but i take it all back. goa is indescribable. and i sure can use the rest after all we've been through. you all will call me granny next time you all see me.

no more romantic scooter stories i'm afraid. this morning when turning out of our hotel, j charged right into a lady selling wares, like sarongs and jewelry on the street. boy was she mad. we got away with minor scrapes. than we followed the road to a new brekkie joint. after eating, j made a sharp turn into a huge sand pile and into a ditch. this time we had to be carried into someone's house to lay down because i was in shock and couldn't stop crying, shaking and almost vomiting. i got away with minor scrapes and bruises and 2 fat sprained fingers (no yoga again). jeff wasn't so lucky, dislocating his shoulder and his hip. he's going home in 2 days so we're just gonna take it easy till he can get a mri on those places. meawhile we are once again quite thankful for having the best thing one needs in india---a very good first aid kit.
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JEFF AND LISA'S TOP 5 INDIAN EXPERIENCES
LISA
1/WALKING THROUGH THE ARCHWAY EXPOSING THE TAJ MAHAL AND IT'S GARDEN
2/EROS THEATRE MUGHAL-E-AZAM
3/DIRECT DECENDENTS OF TAJ BUILDERS MARBLE FACTORY
4/KANU CARPET FACTORY IN AGRA WHERE THEY SHOWED THE CRAFTSMANSHIP
5/4 HOURS OF PARTYING WITH STORE GALLERY OWNERS LAST NIGHT IN AGRA
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JEFF
1/TAJ MAHAL
2/JAMMING IN MUSIC STORE
3/EXPLORING MUMBAI, ESPECIALLY MUSIC SHOPS AND EROS ART DECO THEATRE
4/SHORT LIVED SCOOTER EXPERIENCE
5/SHIT RIDE TO INDOOR

till next time-we're off to the saturday night market here in goa-
all the best-
bindifry