our longest train ride!

oj, are we tired!  we hoped on our train, finding our sleeper section nearly empty.  and enjoyed the wind in our hair as we watched the scenery go by. 

zoe even hopped off the train at a station and bought water all by herself.  she was pretty happy that we let her keep the change as well.

there was plenty of way too sweet tea and coffee for sale, along with popcorn, i think the girls ate three bags.

 but as the ride continued people crowded in and the girls got tired and grumpy.  finally everyone fell asleep to the sound of the tracks and the roar of trains heading in the opposite direction.  knowing we had to get off in the middle of night, i had a hard time sleeping, and by 2 was up in fear we might miss our stop, they do not announce stops on indian trains like they do in sweden, you have try and catch the name of the station as you pull in, and hope there are some signs in english on your side of the train!  finally we reached margao, and hopped off as best we could with all our bags and two sleeping princesses, which was not easy with all the people crowding onto the train.  spent a couple of hours chillin out waiting for the first morning bus, and then finally it was a rickshaw to the beach.  the girls were exhausted, and so were we.  good thing we have nearly three weeks here of chilling out on the beach before heading back to delhi.