My first ever visit to Revdanda Fort

While I stayed in Agrav I decided to visit the Revdanda fort. The ramparts through which I have driven many a times but never visited. 

Fortaleza de Chaul in Portuguese. It was built by Captain Soj in 1524. That is recorded history but locals say there already existed crude fortifications in that place. 

There are these graves on the premises. Wondering if Captain Soj sleeps there. 

I had gone to the fort in the evening and it was getting closed as it is under the ASI administration. So had to rush around but spent a leisurely time on the beach. This beach isn’t all that crowded. Only challenge is accessing it from the Fort isn’t possible. You have to go down a mud path from outside that leads to the beach.  I jumped down but Omid wouldn’t! 

This fort is located where the Kundalika river meets the sea. Just at the start of Salav bridge. 

So I went on another morning just to take a quieter look around. Omid loved running around here. He is a happy camper and the coolest travel companion! 

The tower is called saat khani as it used to be 7 storeys but now only 5 remain. 

Surrounding the fort are a lot of Christian settlements. They speak a fusion language of local and Portuguese called Kristi or Creole. They are farmers and grow the best round big brinjals. 

Those are a specialty and should get a GI tag. They make great Taleli vangi or kaap. Those are faux fish fries for the vegetarian 😆