Both of us have hectic schedules at work, I am a software professional and my wife is a pediatrician. We planned that, while in Goa we should unwind completely rather indulge in any sightseeing--Goa is a place to do just that.
Our first day at Vagatore, we watched the sun set by the Arabian Sea while a man was surfing the waves with his board and parachute.
On the second day we spent long hours by the beach collecting shells and watching little crabs scurrying for cover when we walked towards them. We crossed over to Small Vagatore and saw a few people bathing in the sun hoping to achieve that elusive tan! A few others (a lot of bikini-clad women--a rare sight on Indian beaches!) were swimming and a couple of them were enjoying a game of pool and drinking beer. Vagatore has several sea-side bars and restaurants often in make-shift thatched huts that serve a variety of liquor and food. We sat at one of these restaurants and ordered Goan fish curry and rice and some fish and chips for lunch. I conciously avoided the drinks. We finished our lunch and walked over to Big Vagatore only to see women sun-bathing in the nude! A risky thing to do in India. We hurried back to a saner spot where we spent the rest of the evening collecting sea shells.
We returned to Vagatore on our fourth day. We bought straw hats. After some hectic bargaining we managed to reduce the price of these hats from Rs.80 to Rs.40. Bargaining is a must in Goa, almost everything is steeply priced. A tender coconut costs Rs.10 by the beach when normally it about Rs.5.