A practice regime was set up and the drill included climbs to Lonavala, Matheran and Igatpuri, not far from Mumbai. It was just after 11 when we uncorked the beer at Baga beach in north Goa. For the second evening’s halt, my heart was set on Kelshi, a dusty hamlet with one main street and a hundred houses. You hop on to a flight, queue up when the plane lands and scurry past other passengers at the claim carousel. Our homestay there, Shubham, rests on a private beach and offers, on tap, the most faultless sol kadhi one can dream up.

Source: Mint July 23, 2016 18:00 UTC