Lighthouse Hunting

On Friday Erik and I flew to Goa. The next day we engaged in our favorite travel activity, lighthouse hunting. You may be wondering how one would hunt a lighthouse, given the stationary nature this prey. For Erik and I, the thrill lies not only in finding the lighthouse (or in the case of Goa, two light houses), but also in finding the most difficult possible route to the lighthouse. In this case, we decided that we would embark on the two kilometer hike over the hill to the lighthouses instead of taking a cab around the hill like most tourists. Then, despite our gut telling us that the right fork in the trail led to the lighthouses, we took the left because it was more scenic. When we came around a the corner we had a great ocean view, and could also see, atop the hill, one of the lighthouses we sought. To get there we could either go back to the fork in the trail, or scramble up the side of the hill. Being the more difficult option, we went straight up.

The lighthouses were great. The older of the two was enclosed in a 400 year old Portuguese fort surrounded by a moat.