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We made it home at a last

In the previous post heading home attempt #2 post I told you about the problems we had with our first attempt to get home from Goa.  Our flight was delayed for 12 hours and Michele had left her purse in the taxi. The delay of the flight was a good thing.  That allowed us to […]

What have I learned in Goa

The Ashtanga practice is an energitic practice, fueled by the breath. Movements are done to the breath.  The inhale and the exhale of each breath should be the same length.  One complete breath to the next can be a different length but the two parts of one breath should be the same length. In the […]

My Practice so far in Goa

The first day I did primary series. It seemed most appropriate after two days of sitting up in an airplane seat. I got a very strong adjustment from Nancy in Mirachyasana D.  She was able to get me to twist a little further and get me to bind comfortably behind my back. In the standing […]

Heading home attempt #2

You may recall that we had some fun with our flights to England on the Friday that we left.  And now the adventure continues! Lost Purse This morning (Sunday) we left for the Goa Airport at 8:00 am for a 12:00 (noon) flight.  Shortly after we got there and joined the line to enter the […]

News from Goa

Call Home I will be going to the German Bakery on Wednesday with Erin.  Erin is one of the group of 8 that came from Halifax to Goa.  We will be calling home via Skype at supper time here which will be early morning in Halifax. Upload pictures While at the Bakery, I will be […]

First days in Goa

We got here on Sunday afternoon.  All of a sudden it was HOT.  About 30 c and we all started to sweat.  We were all given our rooms and quickly settled in. I will put some picture up in a few days.  I am planning doing a photo diary for a day and putting them […]

The flights to India

Well there is lots to tell about the flights.  We had quite a few things go wrong between Jody and I.  Here is the story. Jack misses his flight Shirley and I left for the airport shortly after 5 pm for a flight departing at 8:05 pm for Ottawa. We to get to the airport […]

You need a tavel visa

I decided to wait a little while after the shots and passport acquisition before getting the travel visa.  One of the reasons to wait is that the visa time interval is active from the date it is issued to you and not from the date you enter the country.