Welcome to Holant beach
A beautiful picnic spot, a sort of natural and safe sea water swimming pool for both young and old.
And to add to your safety, there are two lifeguards too since 2009 closely watching your every movement at sea.
This is a small beach often busy all days of the week but if possible avoid the crowded weekends.
The beach is mainly visited by locals (Goans) making a very popular picnic spot which includes bathing.
Today Thursday 2.6.11, we visited the beach around noon.
Perhaps, the last day of the summer as it started raining almost all night 2.6.11
We had bath and then we had lunch at the only restaurant Copacabana on the beach.
We had our Goan Xit-coddi there for Rs.70 per person. The Mackerel curry was
so good that I end up drinking all the leftover from the curry bowl,
(Reminded me of the comedy by Com. John d’ Silva)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukfishcurryrice2/5790759012/
Last time we visited the beach in 2008 (see pics, links provided in the end)
Holant Beach today 2nd June 2011
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk38/5790865812/sizes/l/
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Lifeguards closely guarding the beach revellers into the sea
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk38/5790864614/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk38/5790865812/sizes/l/
The restaurant / Shack
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk38/5790860446/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk38/5790304877/sizes/l/
Drishti lifeguards at the hut not of their own
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk38/5790300443/
a water tank in the sky
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk38/5790301415/
Pics and videos from archive (2008)
Check this out
http://youtube.com/watch?v=f3l_l_kTujI
all check this clip at rediff, seems very popular at all India Level:
Some Pics
Talking Photos: Now identify this very small but popular beach
To your right
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2476847788/sizes/l/
to your left
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2476848040/sizes/l/
in front of you (1)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2476033005/sizes/l/
infront of you (2) Zoom in
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2476848570/sizes/l/
Another beach wiew
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2476032053/sizes/l/
A small church nearby
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2476848870/sizes/l/
And a mini cemetery
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2476033921/sizes/l/
Clue:
Cuelim 3 kings hill chapel also seen
In here you sea a beach and a train
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2508249705/sizes/l/
In here, you see a beach and a plane
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2509080414/sizes/l/
In here you see a wall thru which one can see a beach & a Cross
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2508247471/sizes/l/
So, where is it??
Or
What is it?
One can even have this xit coddi there for just Rs.40, beer 60, soft drink 10
At the only shark located very close to the beach/pool
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk_fishcurryrice/2476074349/
Update: May 2014
Today Wednesday 7.5.14, we visited the beach around 5pm.
Video:
Pics
The beach, bathing, playing etc
Shore with canoe boat, voddem
Chapel view in the background
With Holy Cross Shrine in the background
Restaurant copacabana
View of Velsao Dando beach, and Cuelim Hill chapel
Lifeguard on guard
Picnickers’ area
Dukor
More on Holant beach (Past pics and videos)
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