OMFG (figure it out). What a couple of days! You are about to hear two very different perspectives of our trip: Linda has been horribly sick with the Indian equivalent of Montezuma's revenge. Call it Ganges fever. Call it whatever you want but she prayed for a quick death. While Tracy was finding bliss in a prehistoric cave with a revered Swami, Linda was praying to the porcelain god (both ends!). While Tracy was jumping off cliffs and whitewater rafting down the Ganges, Linda was bathing in sweat in dirty sheets. While Tracy was attending pujas (offerings), Linda was was trying to keep the drugs down and in. While Tracy was repeating her mantras for healing, prosperity and spiritual growth,
Linda was repeating hers: American Airlines First Class. Linda is feeling smuch better today and we are now on our way to a temple in the mountains. Most of the group is hiking there (3 hours and its pouring) -- some of us (no names) are taking a taxi. Did we mention that despite how busy/sick we are we have managed to shop like pros!! Beautiful beaded jewelery, silk and cashmere scarves, crystal and iron deities of Lakshmi(prosperity), krishna(love), ganesh(remover of obstacles), aruveydic beauty products that you cannot get out of India. We also had healing aruveydic treatments: abhiyanga (massage with oil) and shirodara (oil dripped on the 3rd eye). Ssafari soon -- if we are not back in 3 days send out a search party. Luv u all!