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Woke up refreshed after 12 hours sleep!!!
Abu took us to Lila café, a recommendation in the visitor book that was spot on. It was in Arpora, great food and a relaxed environment. Sy got to see his first elephant today; its massive bum was blocking the road!! Well, that was until Abu overtook using his beloved horn of course. The elephant looks awesome as it was all painted, I could quite happily have that as a method of transport to work every day, although it would probably take half a day to get there.
We got back to Vagator and decided to take a wander down to the beach, the heat was a little full on so we took shelter in one of the beach bars there. Spoke to a wicked Nepalese guy that worked there who made us both smile. We took the opportunity to find the way up to Chapora Fort otherwise knows as 'lovers hideaway!' After the steep climb up gravel to the fort the view was lovely, looking back the way we came we could see an expanse of jungle with temples poking through.
Onwards into the fort we were greeted by Taj, one of the many foreigners who come here for the season to flog drinks to tourists to try and get cash for his family back home. The fort was full of little nooks where the locals could spend some time alone with their forbidden loves. Couldn't help but feel how sad it was that most of these couples would be torn apart by the tradition of arranged marriage. The view from the top really was amazing with the jungle to one side and the sea and sprawling blue coastlines lapping on white sands. Looking up we were really surprised to see eagles, habituating the coast like seagulls back home.
After some great photo snapping we made the treacherous trip back down the hill where numerous foot slides and near falls had us giggling all the way down. We passed some stalls on the way back to the flat and heard our first great heckle of "come look at my shop, my prices are cheaper than Primark!" who fed them that line!! We stopped in at the Mango Tree for food and drinks; my appetite wasn't great though so only had a little.
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