Live from Rishkish India
Arrived safe and sound from Dubai and fell right into culture shock. Magda is in heaven as the foo is all vegaterian and she doesn't have to ask any questions about meat or eggs or anything, the real deal. In Delhi we went to the sacred temple of Krishna, and wouldn't you know it, we were cheated in the gift shop. We bought a tee shirt and 2 boxes of tea and when we got back to the room we only had one box of tea. Just goes to show that there is no honor among theives.
We left Delhi and arrived at Rishikish, India's holy land. It turns out that the guru that Magda wanted to visit with is on the lamb as he has been ripping so many people off. To make up for it, we have a wonderful guide who told us the ins and outs of guruism. We both really like this guy.
Next, we went to the Himalayan Hide away which was our hotel and it was wonderful. The next day we went white water river rafting down the sacred Ganges and it was way cool. The best I have ever experienced with many 6 foot waves. Next, of to the Himalyas for trekking. The road was one lane with 2 way traffic for six long hours, trucks everywhere. The drop is a 1000 feet and they loose a bus full of people about every 2 months. We got to the source of the Ganges where 2 rivers join to form the Ganges. We went to the temple at the junction of the rivers and had our marriage blessed. We paid the high end of what our guide suggested and we almost started a riot-all the priests wanted money and it was really quite upsetting, I really thought they were going to rob us. We were out of there didi. Now for the trek. unknown to me, a trek is a cross between hiking and mountain climbing. We made it to 14,000 feet and I'm glad we ran out of mountain as I was about done. When we were at the top, we met a 93 year old monk who has done the climb every day for 70 years-talk about breaking my legs! M was told to cover up as it seems she was showing a little too much womanhood. Our camp had no toilet and was freezing cold at night. All in all, we really loved most of it. We all said a prayer before we started the drive down and we made it in one piece. Now we're of to points unknown-stay tuned!
