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When I was a kid, I used to think that everything what swims is eatable! With time and maturity, I started believing that water bodies are meant for adventure.

What I experienced during my trip to Goa last month surely was the best adventure to me. Goa. undoubtedly, offers an extremely good climate and excellent facilities for water sports in India. It was May and Goa welcomed me with cloudless & blue skies and placid waters.

For the first time in my life, I enjoyed windsurfing at the picturesque Dona Paula beach under the guidance of an expert. He told me that Windsurfing is a unique blend of surfing and sailing. I was supposed to adjust my strength and balance to the changing patterns of wind and water as a surfer. After giving trials at least ten times, I was able to do it by shifting my feet forward & backward, leaning the weight to the right or left, and manipulating the boom in or out. I know it seems like a typical Physics theorem, but it was superb. People told me that Dona Paula beach organizes crowd pulling events like ‘Windsurfing Regatta’ and ‘Open Board Sailing Competition’ every year.

I then headed for Agonda beach, where I experienced the true pleasure of angling and relished the most authentic seafood delicacies. I came back to my hotel that evening and joined a beach party with some of my friends.

Next day was very exciting. I paid short visits to Majorda, Baga, Candolim, Calangute and Anjuna beaches. Except scuba diving, I guess, I enjoyed each and every activity there – from beach volleyball to dinghy sailing (beer and sandwich sailing), water skiing on speedboats, water scootering and parasailing etc. The convenient part about Goa is that if you are an adventure freak or sports enthusiast, you can easily hire all the equipments and attires on rent from beach side shops. This way, Goa proves to be the freak capital of India where life can be relished at its best.

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Being an adventure enthusiast, I consider Goa as my dream destination for holidays. Blessed with the waves of pleasure, Goa has India’s most famous and justly popular beaches. As I arrived there, I found excellent tourist infrastructure, right from a host of stay options to innumerable operators offering a range of water sports. As I was looking for quiet alternatives, Goa offered me beaches that promise relative seclusion. I was simply overwhelmed to see the rustic beauty of the landscape, shopping opportunities, pubs that stay open till late and the shacks that offer superlative food from across the world.

It was the last week of October when I arrived here and I found the skies cloudless and blue, and the waters placid. Facilities for the most thrilling water sports were open for all. I had two days with me and I decided to devote one entire day to the water sports in Goa. I first visited the Dona Paula beach and enjoyed windsurfing. My assistant there told me that it is a unique blend of surfing and sailing, which requires the surfer to adjust his strength and balance to the changing patterns of wind and water. I could see a number of people there indulged in the same sport, as they all were practicing for Windsurfing Regatta, which is an annual event.

Next I also enjoyed scuba diving and water skiing a lot. Both these sports are gaining popularity among tourists. As the underwater visibility in the more tranquil of Goa’s bays and lagoons ranges from 5 to 10 meters, I could not reach in more deep areas. But what I enjoyed most during scuba diving were attractive coral heads, lobsters, bright colored fish, and other marine life patterns. Similarly, water skiing was also quite exciting. It is like combating the sea on speedboats.

I paid short visits to the Calangute, Colva, Palolem, Vagator and Baga beaches as well, and enjoyed activities like Dinghly Sailing (cruising on long crafts that can accommodate 3-4 people comfortably), Angling (fishing), Water Scootering and Swimming. Apart from that, Parasailing is another fun activity that involves a parachute attached to a motorboat. The parachute goes up in the air as the motorboat starts moving.

My visit was undoubtedly superb as I could satisfy my hunger for adventure. I had never thought that this small state could offer such a range of exciting sports.

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Inspired by bollywood movies and television serials, I made a plan to visit the alluring palm fringed Goa beaches. I was craving to enjoy the laid back lifestyle, bracing weather and the carnival in Goa. I arrived at my aunt’s place, where she always has a delicious plate of fresh crabs or king prawns deep fried in rava. She told me that Goa’s beaches reflect its colourful mosaic of history. This small but beautiful state was a Portuguese colony until 1962, and even today one can experience its Indo-Portuguese culture and architecture.

I started exploring this beach paradise from the Anjuna beach, which is quite famous for its flea market and rave parties. A number of tourists were relaxing on the white sandy beach listening to the waves of the Arabian Sea. I visited a popular beach shack, where I enjoyed awesome fish curry with rice. My next beach stop overs in Goa were Baga, Dona Paula, Colva, Aguada, Palolem and several other beaches that can make any beach holiday a memorable one.

Apart from the perfect blend of the sun, surf, sand, seafood and beach resorts, you can enjoy a number of exciting water sports in Goa. I could see people of all age groups enjoying snorkeling, water-skiing, wind surfing, jet skiing, parasailing, boat rides, catamaran sailing, deep sea fishing and underwater walks.

I also visited the colourful stalls located alongside the white coastline. These small shops offer a wide range of handicrafts and souvenirs like coconut products, cotton thread products, sea shells products, clay items, bamboo products, jewellery, wood artifacts, lampshades etc. In dinner, I relished authentic fish and prawns cooked in Feni. The trip was simply superb. If you choose from a wide range of Goa holiday packages, the exotic 100 km long coastline gives you an opportunity to discover new secluded beach sites every day during your Goa beach holiday.

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