Day 6 - India

Submitted by Rajeeb on November 11, 2005 - 18:07.

7am roadside pit stop on the way to Ahmedabad; time for some traditional sickeningly sweet chai (which I must admit is a favourite of mine). The music shop next to the roadside cafe decided to blast out some music in the hope of enticing us to buy something. Kate and I thought that this was the perfect opportunity to entertain the locals and thus with a little egging on by the rest of the group started performing the Macarena dance to the latest Bollywood hit. The rest of the contingent looked on in amusement, as did the locals. Unfortunately showtime was brief as we were on a mission – to actually reach Ahmedabad.

We returned to the sleeper bus and this time, after spending nine hours or so in a suspect smelling compartment (a suspect smell peculiarly similar to urine) I decided to share the last few hours of the journey in Sue’s compartment. Sue and I decided to play some word games to help the hours pass as well as trying to get some sleep – but I am sure the driver was determined to not let that happen as he was trying to deafen us with his collection of Bollywood tunes (perhaps in the home of an encore by Kate and myself….who knows?! :-) )

Healthwise the group was suffering slightly, Rupert had a dodgy stomach, Andrea was suffering from a severe headache and I had started to get a temperature – but we’re a resilient bunch and didn’t let it slow us down. We arrived in Ahmedabad around 10am – slightly behind schedule and were greeted by our hosts, Chetna, the project we will be visiting tomorrow and the people we will be staying with during our time at Ahmedabad. read more | add new comment