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many , South Africa , Australia , New Zealand , Holland , France , Belgium , Brazil , and more . When we weren ’ t partying , or lying in the sun , everyone in our community on Calangute Beach would gather at the Bella Vista restaurant . The Bella Vista was right on the beach . There were a few tables inside , but most of us could always be found surrounding the tables out on the large verandah in front , eating drinking , smoking dope , listening to music and just hanging out .
I spent long periods of time largely cut off from world events , but word went around that the Russians had invaded Afghanistan on December 25 , 1979 , and we had celebrated a New Years Eve / End of the World party to usher in 1980 .
The world didn ’ t end , and on January 1 , there were candles dancing against the sunrise as we passed chillums around our circle of friends .
It ’ s strange to think how this disparate group of people from every corner of the world , some professionals , such as doctors and accountants , taking a few weeks to a month to escape the ordinary , others hippie travelers , who had been making there way throughout parts of Asia for years , dope dealers , thieves , musicians , movie stars and vagabond wanderers , all shared for a brief moment a glimpse of the Age of Aquarius .
I had been in Goa for a couple of months , but as February approached I had to begin my journey out of India . My last visa extension was going to soon expire , and I had to leave the country for six months before I could reenter . My vague plan was to catch the steamer that sailed up the Arabian Sea to Bombay , and get a room in a hotel recommended to me by a fellow traveler , appropriately or ironically called The Rex . I ’ d then take a train across the breadth of India to Calcutta , from where I would make my way over to Thailand
After smoking a lot of hash and chasing the dragon with Steve and Glenda , I spent my last night in Goa at Wendy ’ s . All I remember of that night is her removing my lungi , stepping back and looking me up and down , and saying , “ I ’ m going to make you scream .”
The next morning I floated my way back to my room , gathered my belongings up into my pack , and took off for the docks to catch the steamer to Bombay .
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many, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Holland, France, Belgium, Brazil, and more. When we weren’t
partying, or lying in the sun, everyone in our community on Calangute Beach would gather at the Bella Vista
restaurant. The Bella Vista was right on the beach. There were a few tables inside, but most of us could always
be found surrounding the tables out on the large verandah in front, eating drinking, smoking dope, listening to
music and just hanging out.
I spent long periods of time largely cut off from world events, but word went around that the Russians had invaded Afghanistan on December 25, 1979, and we had celebrated a New Years Eve/End of the World party to usher
in 1980.
The world didn’t end, and on January 1, there were candles dancing against the sunrise as we passed chillums
around our circle of friends.
It’s strange to think how this disparate group of people from every corner of the world, some professionals, such
as doctors and accountants, taking a few weeks to a month to escape the ordinary, others hippie travelers, who
had been making there way throughout parts of Asia for years, dope dealers, thieves, musicians, movie stars and
vagabond wanderers, all shared for a brief moment a glimpse of the Age of Aquarius.
I had been in Goa for a couple of months, but as February approached I had to begin my journey out of India.
My last visa extension was going to soon expire, and I had to leave the country for six months before I could
reenter. My vague plan was to catch the steamer that sailed up the Arabian Sea to Bombay, and get a room in a
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