Chilling in Goa

The south of India is a lot more chill than the franticness of the north. There's a big Portugese influence down here from colonial times, and you can hear it in the local accent. If India were a rave, then the south would be the chillout room.
sunsetting over Palolem
Especially here in Goa, at Palolem Beach where we have spent the last 4 days. Next, we head to Paradise Beach outside Gokarna in search of the backpacker's ultimate dream of the illusive, secluded, white-sand, tourist free beaches (thank you, Leonardo di Caprio). But here in Palolem, it's one of Goa's more laid back beaches with the right mix of tourism with natural beauty. It's your typical crescent shaped tropical paradise, with palm trees, gentle waves, bamboo huts to sleep in on the beach, and of course, backpackers. There are a few unique things to India here though, for example in this photo:
beach life in India
The women bathe in sari's, and the men of course, (who are just friends, not gay) hold hands in the water.
and it wouldn't be India without cows on the beach
Another unique thing, (and this is unique for India) is the state of health of the street dogs (more like beach dogs) here. They're like no other in India, they're actually healthy, well-fed, clean, and been spayed or neutered (most of them). If they're ears have a slightly clipped scar, that means they've been sterilized. The dogs tend to live in groups in front of their favorite restaurants/bamboo hut-guesthouses. They usually patrol a stretch of about 2 or 3 hut complexes, and if an outside dog walks by, they give him hell. We've even named a few of the dogs who hover around our bamboo huts. We named an orange colored one Saffron, in this photo is my personal favorite, Masala. We named her this since she's a mixed breed, just like masala spices. To her left is Pakora (named this because she's the smallest one), and to the far left is Ballsy.
He's named this because he hasn't been neutered and has pretty big balls.
Speaking of balls (or pelotas en español) Dónde está Ché Pelotas?