Borivali to Mankhurd takes 3-1/2 hours

 I packed the minimum essential,along with the book, Stephen Covey- 7 Habits, and went straight to Gokul. The ticket price now became 200 and I was immediately occupying a seat in the 130 pm service by Sai travels. I hurriedly got a packet of veg. biriyani and ate it as lunch in the bus itself. 

The bus started from Borivili at 0130 PM. 

 The bus was travelling to various parts of Bombay- Kandivali,Wadala, Bandra, Chembur etc. and picking up passengers to fill it's capacity to half .

After 3½ hours, it left Bombay, via Mankhurd only at 5 PM.

andnd halted at the border of Panvel for tea & O.C brandy for the driver who was handling till then. The barman sold me a Howard's 5000 for 65 instead of Rs. 40.

From Panvel onwards I was watching that both sides of the road hills are stretching but I was later on surprised that during the whole night the bus was traversing hilly terrain, many times scaling the hills on Ghat roads. Till early morning 5 AM, it did not reach level ground and when it reaches it was already in Goa.

Bike taxi driver of Bambo

 Bambolim bike taxi driver who didn't return

The busman asked as to board. another bus to go to Panjim which we did and reached half an hour later a point in Panjim . 

When I have climbed down two or three youths on Scooter and motorbike, enquired whether we require taxis. I was thinking that he will go and bring a car and the fare will be high. But when the next boy asked it occurred that the motorbike itself is the taxi. 

The boy told that the fare for Bambolim is Rs.30 and he will drop me at my correct address. The boy knew neither Hindi nor English and the conversation took place with the help of signs and gestures.

After a brief bike ride, we came opposite to Bambolim medical college and noticed the board indicating directions to the Telecom stores. The bike taxi boy took me through a wood and brought before the store compound. 

With much ease the VIP room was occupied by me. I enquired with the taxiboy whether he will take me around the tourist spots and he agreed and waited in the room.Due to language problem he could not explain me the fares he will charge. After a while he left at 0630 AM saying he will return at 730 AM but he never returned.