24th February

Day 33

At 8.00am this morning we were enshrouded in thick fog that just suddenly burnt off giving a perfectly clear sky, making us realise how overcast,although very hot and bright the last few days had been

Back to Coco beach again, probably for the last time.




I met up with my fishermen friends again and had to pose with the catch. I am holding a small pomfret, about a dozen were sold for 300R.
I had to pay for the privilege of my photo being taken, 10R to the "fenny man" on the left and 10 each to the rest for ice creams.

I bought two of the fish at our feet (mullet) for 100R, Dominic at the shack said it was a good price, and he cooked them for us, just plain fried with some chips. it must have been the freshest fish I have ever eaten, less than an hour from sea to plate. Dominic also told us that it was the first time he had ever cooked mullet for Europeans and it was reckoned to be a fish for the Goans, I assume this is because European mullet is often seen in harbours and is considered to be a muddy tasting scavenger, so is scorned. This fish we had was superb.
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