However, Calangute is not everyones favorite. Most tourists would prefer the last segment on this stretch Baga. You d like it even though it is a fishing beach and fairly crowded with foreigners marinating in the sun and domestic visitors paddling; and in spite of the fact that the sand here isn t either white or gold but brown. You d like the grove of palms that comes fairly close to the water s edge. Most of all, you d be happy on this beach because the Baga River flows down one side of it offering a pleasant diversion for children and those who love the water but can t risk the rip currents that must swirl round the mouth. Where the river and the sea meet, and on the far right bank, there is a group of black rocks against which the sea crashes in dramatic explosions of spray