Monsoon brings about a completely different side of Goa. South Goa on its own is a completely different place from the North side. A string of luxury hotels replace the scruffy shacks, long empty stretches of the road instead of the crowded north. The monsoon though makes the already empty streets quite desolate. Even the occasional shacks are rarely opened while the incessant rains push everyone indoors. One shack near the beach even had to be closed since the rain had almost flooded it.
Despite this, the hotels and resorts seemed quite full. The shack opposite to Club Mahindra was open and while most things on the menu took a while to prepare or were not there, the place did serve food. A long drive to fort Cabo De Rama and a drive to the beaches behind Leela - probably the fanciest hotel there was all the sight seeing we did. The fort has a nice view of the cliffs and the sea while the beach was desolate enough to let a bunch of terns just hang around there. There was a bit of panic near the fort as someone had fallen into the sea while taking selfies which meant there were helicopters in the air and cops running around. Other than that, we spent most of the time just walking around. Goa trips are normally relaxing but this was pure laziness.
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