Neville came down from Dubai for just a day and decided to meet up with us ol' chaps for a cuppa. After much deliberation on choice of a tavern we finally agreed to Val' recommendation for a new place called "Simply Goa". I am not in favor of eating at a Goan restaurant in Mumbai after my experience with "Goa Portugeza" which turned out to be a congame for unsuspecting non-Goans. Well, it turned out that "Simply Goa" was just my kinda place with anauthentic Goan menu, konkani speaking maitre d'hotel and yes, Lorna' songs being played on the audio system.
We exchanged nostalgic notes on our times in South Bombay and about the forthcoming wedding of our "Last of the Mohicans'" - Vernon' wedding. There was the toast to rum and beer and lots of pork, beef and fish. Val offered the courtesy of congratulating me on my promotion but it was with the ulterior motive of ensuring I picked up the tab:-) I would have done that either ways because its very relaxing to tipple with your school time buddies especially if you've had many escapades; some you would not want to talk about.
I'd had two runs in two days with two different RPEs. It was a welcome break from the repeated "bonks" and "junk miles" I'd been doing the last one month. Also, the cool weather allowed me to revel in the earthy odour of rain splashed mud as I went around thundering on my bullet. It was a nice weekend with nice people. A welcome break from the office drudgery thats been suffocating me.
