An early night was required. Although we were mentally alert and raring to sit up and chill, we were pretty knocked out by 23:00 hrs…The rest of the party goers, were out at midnight. We had a nice shower and it felt OH-SO-GOOD!!! Soon after, we passed out…:)
The party goers were back by 5 30 in the morning, but we slept through it all!!! We headed to Terakol fort which is around 40 minutes from Baga beach, and is near the Maharashtra border. I say “minutes” and not “kms” since that’s how it is here in Goa. There are no kilometers mentioned in this place!! It’s just directions!!
We left around 09 30 the roads are quite hilly and some stretches are bad, but we hired bikes for 100 bucks per person per day and the roads seemed quite alright. Terakol fort is north Goa so we headed past Anjuna, Arambol (now Harmal), Morjim, Mandarem and slightly beyond.
The fort is on an island and – this is the best part – you take your vehicle, bike or car, on a ferry which takes you to the island. The ferry plies every hour so ensure you plan your visit around that to avoid delays. We got the 11 00 ferry to the island.
The fort is also now a hotel and we had breakfast at the hotel. The view from the lounge is really picturesque!! After pepper steaks and chicken wings, we caught the ferry back at 1200.
Terakol fort is one of the least marketed places of Goa and is a must visit!
We’re back at the room and Danish is headed to Fort Aguada and Old Goa while we all head to another beach!!
More about both stories later!! :)
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