Telephone connection and Calangute spring

Woo hoo! Telephone started working for calls last night 👏. Still  to sort out internet access. 

Here's a map showing Arpora where we are staying. Yesterday we visited Batim lake near Merces village. Today we visited the spring between Saligao and Calangute. 

Saw Indian spotted eagle, Tickell's blue flycatcher, Indian robin, white bellied, black, ashy and bronze drongos. Common Iora, asian paradise flycatcher, shikra. Here's the white bellied drongo.

Stopped in Calangute to buy lettuce, tomatoes, aubergines, onions, oranges, bananas and a pineapple for £1.40. The main drag in Calangute is  hell. Hooting cars and taxis,  local buses sounding horns, with passengers squeezed sardine-like, coaches arriving with excited holidaymakers from Mumbai, heavy lorries,  the occasional bullock, ambulances with siren going, beeping motorcyclists (with no helmets), push bikes, beggars, traders and pedestrians all trying to get somewhere with the greatest difficulty. 

Helen had stayed behind to let in the washing machine man however our land lady cancelled him when we had an all day powercut. Electricity will be on at 5pm - so the rumour goes. (We were informed by a gardener from the next door hotel). 

....power returned at 6:15 pm so now ensconced at the restaurant with wifi.