Summing up Diu

Diu was a retreat that was very much needed. The food was good, the booze was incredible cheap ($1 for 40 oz's at 8.6% Alch.), a maze of caves, and pristine beaches. The island is packed with all kinds of characters of all ages and nationalities, all looking to kick back and escape the chaos of India.

Since the island is so small, everyone gets to know each other very well and very quickly. My core pose was Gary, Jack, and Reto. Gary is a 65 year old ex-pat/Anarchist who lives in Darjeeling during the summer and Diu during the winter. He's lived all over the world and loves his reefer. Jack is a 22 year old Brit that's been working with an NGO here in India teaching kids circus performance. He even taught ME how to juggle! By the end of the trip everyone we would be hanging out with on the beach was juggling thanks to Jack. Reto is a 26 year old Swiss that has been biking though Europe and is now working his way through India. The four of us made for a pretty interesting group.

Diu was seven days of relaxation, good eats, and good peeps. Everyday, my only goal was to do one activity a day aside from sitting on the beach so I explored the fort, tunneled through the caves, climbed 40 ft vines/roots, read two books, and of course, cruised around on my Hero Honda Splendor+. At night we would all kick back with a few drinks and of course lots of food. I ate baby shark and ice cream nearly everyday MMMMMMMM MM!

Before I knew it, everyone was slowly moving on their next destination and I had to leave for Mumbai on a 22 hour bus ride.