I really liked your message. But I was wondering, why "Clinton"?
Chris Vaz
Divar/USA
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From: "Clinton Vaz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 4:06 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Re: Goa - A tour of Salcete villages
Hi Antonio,
This is exactly what I have been doing all my life as a Sashtikar! I still
go down these roads everyday to work, play, get some pao or nallacho sur,
or
meet a friend and what I notice is:
*- There are a lot of 'Bullet' motorbikes on Salcette's village roads
*- There is always a gang of boys at every village corner that will eye
you
suspiciously as you pass by.
*- Every fifth person that overtakes you on a 2-wheeler is wearing a
football t-shirt or pants!
*- If you see a crowd of young and middle aged villages on bikes, its not
the local biking club, but people returning home from an illegal
bullfight.
*- I feel really comfortable when I'm approaching my villages, Cuncolim
and
Benaulim from elesewhere.
*- At Christmastime, our family never misses a drive around all of
salcette
to see the stars and lights in all the homes, and the beautiful and
creative
cribs created by different vaddos of each village.
*- You can slow down, smile at someone and ask 'jelo mure'? (had your
lunch?) or 'patrao, maka puipak mashe udok di' (sir, can you give me some
drinking water)and always get a positive answer with a smile.
*- The fields and streams are plenty, and always have something
interesting
in them.
In my opinion, the most beautiful places in Salcette are: The Cansaulim
Monte, Margao Monte, A wooded section beween Colva and Pulvaddo, Benulim,
A
cross on a stone formation on the varca-margao road, the River Sal ar
Orlim
bridge, the tip of Mobor where you can see the trawlers come in to
Cutbona,
a halfbroken stone bridge at Comba-paricotto in Cuncolim, but what takes
the
cake is the section between Chinchinim and Assolna villages.
I really like Salcette sometimes!
Clinton..
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:04:14 +0530
From: Antonio Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] Goa - A tour of Salcete villages
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Yet, there is an opportunity today to savour the ambience of village life.
For this, one has to undertake , in slow motion, a tour of villages along
the coastal belt and see something of south Salcete as well.
There are good smooth village roads. One preferably ought to travel by a
scootie ( a gearless motor-cycle with only accelerator and brake ) at no
more than 30 km per hour.
If you stay in Panjim or Vasco, you could come down by NH 17 and in Verna
turn right to reach Cansaulim, From here travel slowly southwards via
Majorda, Betalbatim, Colva towards Maria Hall junction in Benaulim. Again
proceed soutwards via Varca, Orlim, Carmona to Cavelossim. ( In Mobor
area
there are plenty of good hotels for an afternoon meal ).
Return by the same route and at Orlim turn right to visit south Salcete.
After crossing the Orlim/Deussua bridge on the river Sal, you are now in
Chinchinim bazaar. Go southwards to Assolna and Velim up to the fishing
trawlers wharf. Come back and turn right at Assolna bazaar to go to
Cuncolim.
Your tour is now complete. From Cuncolim it is all the way to
Margao/Vasco/ Panjim and Mapusa by the National Highway No; 17 via
Chinchinim and Navelim villages.
As a proud son/daughter of the sandy soil of Goa, you have just witnessed
Catholic Goa at its best.
Antonio
