The Beach Files

The beach is such a great healer, I can't belive we've been doing nearly nothing except lapping up the sun, playing in the surf and stuffing our faces with all sorts of westernised food (including curries of course!).

Accommodation is pretty basic, namely bamboo huts with dried palm tree leaves for walls and roof..... perfect for those balmy nights if you can avoid the mosquitoes! Eating on the beach at night with seas of blinking lights left and right makes a lovely change from some of the grubby places we've dined in before.

A version of 'easy rider' starring Mark and Inger on a 50cc scooter was shot on the shores of Goa (don't tell mum!). It's by far the best way to get around the tiny state as the roads are pretty quiet.

Gokarna has been heavenly as we haven't moved in a whole week except to walk the 50 steps to the beach and restaruants. It's very relaxed here and people seem to stay months rather than days or weeks. It's back on the road tomorrow though with a mix of excitement for more and sadness to be drawn away from the general lazyness of beach life.