December 5, 2009 – Day 345 – Palolem Beach, Goa, India

It was a long day of waiting. We had to check out of our room at noon so we couldn’t go to the beach today (who wants to ride an overnight train covered in sweat and sand?). Instead we took very long meals and spent a lot of time at the internet cafe and walking around town. Finally, it was time to catch the last local bus into town at 7pm.

Samosa!

Since our train didn’t leave until 11:30pm, we decided to walk the 1-2 kilometers from the bus stand in Canacona to the Railway Station to kill some time. The next several hours were wiled away like this: playing cards, swatting bugs, watching an incredibly long line of ants, playing more cards, chatting with a few local guys waiting for their train, reading, and playing with the resident train station dog.

Train and dog

The train was an hour late but finally, just after midnight, we got a place to call home for the night and get a little sleep before hitting Kochi tomorrow.