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Yesterday, I set off from the Beach in Goa I had stayed at for the last couple of days. Goa hadn't really turned out to be a break, and I got into a huge argument with the hotel I stayed at before I left because they said I had stayed longer than I had. Dave, who I rode through Pakistan with, called it "The Game", because he felt that avoiding scams was a type of competative sport. For me it was frustrating but not surprising.

Anyways, I headed through Goa and decided to stop on the south end of the state for one night at Agonda Beach. When I pulled into Agonda I got directions from a very nice man named Francisco (40% of Goa's population are Catholic) and eventually found a hotel. Agonda is an amazingly quite, simple beach. I walked up to the first hotel that caught my eye and met a gardener who led me back to the main building. When we got to the patio he went over to an Indian man who was laying down and said somthing in Hindi. The man slowly sat up and seemed to be having a little bit of trouble focusing on me. It was at the point that I realized he was stoned out of his mind. He welcomed me to the hotel and sent someone to show me a room. As I was walking away I asked him how much per-night at which time he looked rather pensive then replied "whatever you can pay, man" and then laid back down. This pretty much sums up my experiences with the owner of the hotel who is the kindest Indian I have met since I arrived from Pakistan. The hotel is also nicer and quiter than anyplace I have been in for months and I think I may stay for a couple of days just fishing. Agonda makes me realize I havent really taken a succesful break on my trip. Even when I tried I never really relaxed, so it will be a nice break before I continue down towards Chennai (Madras).

Not too much else to say. My adventures are rather mundane at the moment. My blog is getting pretty large so I'll try to put together a list of my favorites in a few days, or if there is anyone who has been keeping up with my travels I'd love to hear which ones you liked the best.