We had a another Ayurvedic massage. This time I had a local woman, Amina. She was better than the fellow I had the other day. She found sore spots I didn’t know I had. I’d asked the Dr if he knew of any orphanages or schools for disabilities. There was a couple of orphanages in a neighbouring village, though he was very reluctant to give me info about them. He said the schooling system in India endeavours to integrate children with disabilities into mainstream schools. I’m unsure how that works in theory, whether they have a Special Ed section or not. I’ll need to do a bit more research. Children with disabilities is obviously not talked about here in India, it’s the same case in all the Asian countries I’ve travelled to so far. There’s such a stigma about being disabled. People and children with disabilities are human too. The sooner the world realises the potential in these gifted souls, the better for mankind.
In the afternoon, we saw a hundred or more motorbikes, scooters and cars heading for the beach. We wondered what was going on. We found out later they were going to a bullfight between two bulls. It’s illegal, yet people still do it to make money from gambling. Anna and her husband Vital told us they do cock fighting in their village of Gugar. It’s an awful practice yet people are driven to derive money for food from any means possible.
Met Brian and Lily, a couple from Hobart staying at the resort. They bought into the time share at the resort and are tripping around India. We shared some our experiences so far.
The tourist season has officially started, and will get busier as the month progresses. Already we can see more shops, restaurants and guest houses opening every day for the tourist trade. Many Russians and Brits come to Goa. Many of the signs are in Russian and English. They close up their houses for the bitter cold winter and spend six months of the year in the tropics. It’s cheaper to do that, than stay in their cold country and pay heating bills. Sounds like a good plan to me.