Monthly Archives: May 1970

Last night we got absolutely stoned on hash, first off we smoked a big chillum pipe then cigarettes and just kept on, we were blotto! completely detached from the surroundings, seemed to be making so much noise and laughing, everything seemed too funny for words. Bev had game of golf yesterday cost 30 rupee. So … Continue reading »

Smoked Hash half the day again. Baz and John bought some country wine and made a punch it was very strong. They’ve gone on to Agra and Goa, we will probably meet them in Goa. There are people on the camp who have been here for 4 years  they go into Agra and buy antiques and send them back to England to make … Continue reading »

Felt really ill today, don’t know why! think I smoked too much hash yesterday. Did nothing much most of the day. Went into the Qatub Minar  the tower is a tremendous height. We walked up to the first balcony, a long way up from there was a fine view of the area. It was the original town of Delhi 600 … Continue reading »

Because its so hot this place is like a refuge its so peaceful and cool.  Even the chipmunks and sparrows are fairly tame. Just like I imagine the new world should be. We tried to get some gas in Delhi but its useless, you just cannot seem to get anything done, you ask a man in … Continue reading »

Up at 5 am  away at 7am, said goodbyes to the monks at the Asoka Mission just south of Delhi. Left the camp nearly empty, left the 2 Swiss blokes in the Volkswagen they lost a wheel 3 times, had it welded in Delhi. Then we meet them again in Agra just outside the Taj  Mahal same problem, we tried to sell … Continue reading »

Wrote home to M and L Slept outside the Taj had mozzie net up but got bitten from head to foot all over. Stopped about half way to Bombay at a Dak bungalow,   Its good to relax Light, Fan, Wash room and toilet 5 rupee, Were beginning to think that’s expensive now because to the Indian it is a lot of money. … Continue reading »

Wow what a drive 427 miles today stopped 100 miles from Poona at Garage , took wrong road and had to drive down little country roads, trying to get back to main Poona road before sunset. Made it but what a drive, Bypassed Bombay to get to Goa as quick as we can. The heat at midday … Continue reading »

Trying hard to reach Goa today but the small hose behind the fuel filter burst ran without water till the engine made a din, seems to be boiling a lot mended it with a piece of top hose. Reached Goa but didn’t quite make it to Panaji, Bevs got the shits real bad and Syl nearly fainted with the heat, sat in … Continue reading »

Up early what a fantastic place like out of a film set, white sands coconut  palm trees, lagoon, nothing like India.  Though it belongs to India now it used to be a Portuguese state.  Crossed the river by ferry to get here at Baga beach,  people shinning up the trees to get the coconuts. Warm seas its really fabulous. The family have been here … Continue reading »

No sleep, like sleeping on sandpaper, the fishermen heading out to sea in their dugout canoes. Spent the day lazing and surfing got really sunburnt no idea how. The people here are so different to the Indians they seem really nice. Night time brought rain, really a sight to see tropical storm lighting up the … Continue reading »

Another splendid day, helped the fishermen to pull in the nets, took them ½ a day to lay and haul the net, for just a bucketful of fish. Getting slowly burnt to a frazzle. Electric storms again at night. But it makes it cooler, the hottest time is just before midday, Its too hot to … Continue reading »

The mood in this place is probably the same as its been for hundreds of years. No electricity as reached this far even yet. The night is a dream a starlight sky a half moon lighting up the edges of the palm leaves that move softly in the background. Lights reflecting on the waves as … Continue reading »

Exactly 2 months today since we were in the VASA club drinking, It seems years ago. Smoked hash again last night after deciding not to smoke again, finished now I think. Since we’ve been here we’ve been eating really well I think we needed to as well we were getting really run down and skinny. … Continue reading »

Wrote to mam and Larraine Received a letter from Larraine very short and not much information in it, I wonder! Not been to the toilet since we arrived, 7 days and were eating a fantastic amount of food. Drove to Panaji caught the ferry across. Collected post then had a drive up to Mapusa and then back to Baga beach, which is just … Continue reading »

A really hot day today gets almost unbearable at times the sand gets so hot you cant stand on it. The squealing of a pig disturbs the day as its strung up, the other pigs fighting to release it, then its dumped backward on to the carrier of a bike and he rode off with … Continue reading »

People in India really do begin to get you down after a while. On the beach here in Goa they just sit and stare from morning till night, even making special journeys across the beach to stand and stare, just a few feet from us, when confronted they just look away and seem to think they aren’t … Continue reading »

After fixing a blown exhaust gasket we left Baga beach for Panaji, crossing the river by ferry boat. Called at the post office but nothing there left a forwarding address Madras post  restante.  Ate a meal and decide to head for Bangalore about 1pm. Good climb on twisting winding road out of Goa climbed to 2000 feet then on to the open road. Gangs of monkeys … Continue reading »

Exactly 10,000 miles from Trafford Park Manchester to Madras India. Up early had a good run from 170 miles outside Bangalore, the climate and the landscape looked English and was comfortably cool. Then after Bangalore it gradually got hotter and more like desert again. Till finally in Madras its like being in a wet oven. Fallen trees across … Continue reading »

Done it again 81 rupees for a meal that was mostly no good, but I really enjoyed my curry and chicken, I am now under the influence of hashish and trying to do my handwriting well. Drove around all the shipping agents in Madras today the cost for LD is $175 cost for us is … Continue reading »

What a terrible day we’ve had, driving around Madras the heat was unbearable sweat teaming out this month is the hottest ! Spent the day trying to sell liquor permits but only sold 8 units out of 42. Lent Baz £30 to change he got 25 rupee to the pound. But to get the good … Continue reading »