India

First puncture of the trip, just before Indian frontier, cost 2 rupee. Total spent in  Pakistan was 120 rupees = £10. Lahore was a terrible looking place, dirty, the main form of transport is horse drawn rickshaws. The driving is also a bit chaotic. We had no trouble crossing the frontier as we expected, took a little hash through … Continue reading »

I think today we’ve had the most fantastic day and the hospitality we have been shown is more than we could imagine. In the early morning we set off for Delhi in the burning heat, which was overwhelming. Then out of the blue we came across a great cold clean river and swam, we expected to see … Continue reading »

We stayed yet another night in the home of the Kapur family, up at 5 am while the day is cool. And then the days visits begin. All day he keeps us supplied with food, beer, as much as we want and we visit all his friends around the narrow streets of Karnal drinking tea when we stop … Continue reading »

Woke early in the house of Mr Kapur and his family after visiting more of his friends to have tea and have our photo taken, he tried hard to persuade us not to leave. But we said our thank you’s and goodbyes, it was all getting a bit much, felt like we were being paraded around, what … Continue reading »

Frustration as been the order of the day today! We set off to get everything done by 11am but nobody is interested and everything is so disorganised no such thing as speed! Yesterdays temp was the hottest in Delhi for 10 years. Met Bill and Brenda again, received letters from Mam and Sandra but none from Larraine, … Continue reading »

A rare old lazy day, done nothing much, dived to the bottom of the old well, 70ft to water down old rickety ladder then dived 30ft to bottom, ears cleared slowly bit of blood but made it down, brought up an old bucket and a bit of rope. Took a dog into town its thought … Continue reading »

Letter from Mam and Nana Took the little dog to the vet again today gave him an injection, Vet couldn’t understand why the couple wanted to save him he was only a street dog. Disappointed at the post office, another letter from Mam and Nana but nothing from Loraine. Yet mam received the letter on the 14th … Continue reading »

Spent a lazy day doing Exactly nothing. Wrote a letter to Loraine I hope she gets it, it appears she may not have been getting them. The temperature is cooling off a little now, its been the hottest in 10 years inDelhi last week it was 115 over 40 people have died with the heat. Had … Continue reading »

Last night we got absolutely stoned on hash, first off we smoked a big chillum pipe then cigarettes and just kept on, we were blotto! completely detached from the surroundings, seemed to be making so much noise and laughing, everything seemed too funny for words. Bev had game of golf yesterday cost 30 rupee. So … Continue reading »

Smoked Hash half the day again. Baz and John bought some country wine and made a punch it was very strong. They’ve gone on to Agra and Goa, we will probably meet them in Goa. There are people on the camp who have been here for 4 years  they go into Agra and buy antiques and send them back to England to make … Continue reading »

Felt really ill today, don’t know why! think I smoked too much hash yesterday. Did nothing much most of the day. Went into the Qatub Minar  the tower is a tremendous height. We walked up to the first balcony, a long way up from there was a fine view of the area. It was the original town of Delhi 600 … Continue reading »

Because its so hot this place is like a refuge its so peaceful and cool.  Even the chipmunks and sparrows are fairly tame. Just like I imagine the new world should be. We tried to get some gas in Delhi but its useless, you just cannot seem to get anything done, you ask a man in … Continue reading »

Up at 5 am  away at 7am, said goodbyes to the monks at the Asoka Mission just south of Delhi. Left the camp nearly empty, left the 2 Swiss blokes in the Volkswagen they lost a wheel 3 times, had it welded in Delhi. Then we meet them again in Agra just outside the Taj  Mahal same problem, we tried to sell … Continue reading »

Wrote home to M and L Slept outside the Taj had mozzie net up but got bitten from head to foot all over. Stopped about half way to Bombay at a Dak bungalow,   Its good to relax Light, Fan, Wash room and toilet 5 rupee, Were beginning to think that’s expensive now because to the Indian it is a lot of money. … Continue reading »

Wow what a drive 427 miles today stopped 100 miles from Poona at Garage , took wrong road and had to drive down little country roads, trying to get back to main Poona road before sunset. Made it but what a drive, Bypassed Bombay to get to Goa as quick as we can. The heat at midday … Continue reading »

Trying hard to reach Goa today but the small hose behind the fuel filter burst ran without water till the engine made a din, seems to be boiling a lot mended it with a piece of top hose. Reached Goa but didn’t quite make it to Panaji, Bevs got the shits real bad and Syl nearly fainted with the heat, sat in … Continue reading »

Up early what a fantastic place like out of a film set, white sands coconut  palm trees, lagoon, nothing like India.  Though it belongs to India now it used to be a Portuguese state.  Crossed the river by ferry to get here at Baga beach,  people shinning up the trees to get the coconuts. Warm seas its really fabulous. The family have been here … Continue reading »

No sleep, like sleeping on sandpaper, the fishermen heading out to sea in their dugout canoes. Spent the day lazing and surfing got really sunburnt no idea how. The people here are so different to the Indians they seem really nice. Night time brought rain, really a sight to see tropical storm lighting up the … Continue reading »

Another splendid day, helped the fishermen to pull in the nets, took them ½ a day to lay and haul the net, for just a bucketful of fish. Getting slowly burnt to a frazzle. Electric storms again at night. But it makes it cooler, the hottest time is just before midday, Its too hot to … Continue reading »

The mood in this place is probably the same as its been for hundreds of years. No electricity as reached this far even yet. The night is a dream a starlight sky a half moon lighting up the edges of the palm leaves that move softly in the background. Lights reflecting on the waves as … Continue reading »