G.O.A

In the month of November, we headed for GOA. Vidur was very excited to see clouds outside the plane's window. As we went through a cloud, the turbulence scared a few. But, Vidur was thrilled. He eagerly pointed out of the window. Juice, crayons, and a coloring book kept him in one place.

The one hour long journey from the Airport to the resort was testing for adults as well as the children. Thought the children cribbed less. :) Finally, we reached the resort. The resort itself was lovely. Spacious rooms with lovely curtains and bedspreads. I fell in love with the place immediately. The weather was just right. Neither to hot, not cold.

We were a huge gang of 9 adults and 2 children. Goa was (needless to say) fabulous. We stayed at Resort Teraa Paraiso (lovely place!). As soon as we reached the resort, we had some yummy starters and the kids moved to the baby pool. Both, Rishabh and Vidur, are fascinated by water and there was no way we could keep them away from it. However, within five minutes both the kids drank some water. This changed their views. Both refused to go in. They stood on the edge and played with the colorful balls that Karthik was passing.

The next day when we got into the pool, the kids were still not sure. We had to coax Vidur in by distracting his attention. And it worked! Soon, he was enjoying himself and was passed from one adult to the other. The water was just lovely. Any trip is fab or not based on the company and how the kids behave. Both the children were absolute angels! They loved the bike rides around Goa. I think it helped that most of us had already seen Goa. Therefore, unlike most sight seers, we were glad to just see selected places and ensured that we did not cram everything in a day. We had to keep in mind kid's routines. Therefore, the stay in Goa was relaxing and the kids were also in great mood as their routine was not disturbed too much.

Vidur was also fascinated by the beach! He was thrilled that he was allowed to play in the sand and water. Goa cruise was another thing that we enjoyed. Vidur started dancing to the beat even before the program begun. When the program began, kids were asked to come to the stage and danced. Vidur was waiting for this! We had to drag him off the stage. :)

The trip was perfect! No cranky babies, no tantrums, lovely company, several favorite uncles for the kids, lovely resort, yummy food, and FAB Goa!