Indian finale......finally

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Well, back to India. In jaisalmer  I did a 2 day 1 night camel safari. I did it with 2 couples. One being the English couple I was traveling with and a French couple staying at our hotel. It was good fun. Lots of laughs though hot as anything. The camel driver subsequently fell for me. Nice cute boy. But camel driver who had aspired to be one for years. 
After Jaisalmer we headed to Johdpur where we only stayed one day. Anna and I checked out the fort which was nice but didn't get to do too much else. 
From here we made our way on a night bus to Udaipur. This is where Octopussy was filmed. We arrived early, around 6 I think at a guesthouse we had called. Upon arrival we realized the place wasn't that great. Adam and I left Anna with our stuff and went to check out some other places. When we got back we ended up leaving for somewhere else. Good thing because the guy there was a jerk. Anna and I , again did more sightseeing than Adam. They headed out after a couple days to Goa and I ended up staying in Udaipur for another day with a retired man, John, traveling from the stats. 
From here I made my way with John to Mt. Abu, a hill station in the south of Rajasthan. I don't know what I was expecting but not really what I had found. That was ok though. Did a couple short walks/hikes before catching a LONG bus to Amedhabad where I was going to catch a flight to Goa. I met a few nice and helpful people though did have one man stare at me for about 2 hours until I said screw the heat and put my scarf over my entire head. When I got of the bus I got an auto into town. Has an argument with the driver because he spoke no English and I thought he was trying to charge me 3 times the rate. Had him come into the guesthouse and got things straightened out. Paid, got a room, Internet and bank. I asked the hotel man where i could eat. Said I was craving pizza. He suggested a place called pinkie pizza so I ventured out to find it. I found the people here so friendly and genuine. Not out to rip you off, though the city doesn't have too much to offer. I eventually found the little hole in the wall known as Pinkie Pizza where I managed to get some food. Not pizza mind you, but filled the spot. Also got a couple little "bags" of water in which you just rip off a corner and drink it. I figured it I wad to be sick that night, I would know why. I took a photo of the lovely men working there. Just very sweet and helpful. The next morning I was off to the airport. I decided to take the local bus and save some cash. Everyone in the street seemed against me in the start telling me to take an auto, but I said no. When the bus came I almost abandoned the idea but the ticket man knew where I was going so on I got. A little bit later a couple and little girl got on. The little girl kept staring at me And when I'd smile at her she turned away. I dug through my bag and found a quarter for her telling her "das(10) roupees". She put it in her pocket without even looking at it. It wasn't till others around asked that she took it out and passed it around. People would get on the bus and shake my hand. It was an amazing day. When we got about 1 km from the airport I was told I needed to get off. The woman and little girl got off too and offered me chai. So we went across the street had q chai and then they accompanied me to the airport in an auto which they insisted on paying. I took a photo of them before making my way to the terminal. Waved goodbye and walked inside. My photo confirmed my thoughts that this little girl was downsyndrome. Sweet as anything. 
Off to Goa. 
I was going to meet up with Anna and Adam very briefly on Palolem. This beach is a little over an hour by taxi. I was lucky to find 3 others going to roughly the same area to share. 
Goa! Anna and Adam introduced me to some people they knew there which was great. I met some really amazing people. I did have a bit of a hard time at the start and Anna told me to go back to Hare Krishna Hare Rama bar where the I had met the staff who were all great. 
I made mt way there the next day and spent the rest of my time in Palolem there. I met a great German woman, Abbie, that I ended spending a lit of my time with. She and I had a great time. Can't wait to see her again. I would have liked to gone off and done more things but that will have to wait for next time. I spent my birthday here which was really nice. Abbie was there for dinner and Flower(another friend) came out for a drink. A group of English I had met were there. The boys at the restaurant had got me a cake and sang happy birthday. One of the guys got me a gift. It really was a special day. I played a game with the English called "wet head" which was a lot of fun. Then we headed to the "all night" bar. It was a really nice time. 
I had a blast I goa. Met some amazing people both tourists and locals/workers. 
I headed out to Bangalore on a night bus on April 12 to catch my flight. The chapter on India was sadly ending, but it's not finished yet. The night bus was long and sad and extremely bumpy as I had a sleeper at the very back. Luckily inwas sharing with a young Indian girl. 
In Bangalore I just walked around a bit. Found some bookstores and chilled. Met an odd Indian man just to finish off the country right. Off to the airport and on to the next destination.