The journey continues
here on arrival from Nepal.
Varanasi
December 5-7, 1998 — The Homy Guest House.
"Rowing back in the dark, while the funeral pyres burned on the holy burning
ghats and bells rang ominously in the distance..."Agra
December 8, 1998 — WHAT?????
"we watched the sunset glimmer off of the three immense domes and the
gargantuan, red stone, main gate..."
From Agra to Delhi
December 9, 1998 — Getting around with an Auto Rickshaw.
"They pulled out a small monkey wrench and proceeded to beat the lock into
submission..."
The
Outsider's Scoop
December 15, 1998 — Josh Friberg lays it on thick.
"I realized that I had met a couple of real champions..."
Delhi
December 11-17, 1998 — And counting.
"No matter what we do, we can't seem to get out of here..."
Jaipur
December 17-20, 1998 - The boys are propositioned.
"We were quickly ushered into the owner's office where we were
offered -----"
Pushkar
December 20-23, 1998 - A needed relief from the road???
"we made a 90 degree turn and headed off in a new direction!"
Bikaner
December 23-26, 1998 - The land of sand (and nuclear waste).
"Several people informed us that two days on a camel would be a day
and a half too much..."
Camel Trek
December 26-31, 1998 - The boys wander in the desert for a
week.
Part I "picking the flesh off of
our half-naked bloated bodies..."
Part II "we kept thinking they
would pull up at any moment and blast us"
Part III "What causes wars?"
Part IV "Learning Hindi the hard way"
Part V New Year's Eve:
"wood until the stroke of midnight"
Jaisalmer
January 1-2, 1999 — Leaving the sand.
"The deep tans we thought we had acquired were 1\4 dirt, 1\4 sandy
residue, 1\4 color, and 1\4 smoke..."
Jodhpur
January 1-2, 1999 — Trapped.
"Almost all the buildings are painted blue, which we were told deters
mosquitoes?!"
Mumbai
January 5-9, 1999 — The New York of India.
"maybe they aren't lamb-burgers after all?"
Mumbai to Goa
January 9-15, 1999 — Jacksonville Jaguars vs. the New York Jets.
"trying to tan our milky white bodies"
Ernakulam and
Cochin
January 16-17, 1999 — The boys find out where a Jewish King swims.
"the otherwise nine-hour full-length version"
The Backwaters
January 18-21, 1999 - A house boat tour through the southern tip of India.
Part I "Taking this as a sign"
Part II "thousands of camels, cows, pigs,
goats and dogs"
Trivandrum
and Kankaykumari
January 21-22, 1999 — Is sunrise at 5:30 AM worthwhile?
"the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea"
Madras to
Bangalore
January 23-29, 1999 — Mike Schloff 's 30th birthday and hanging jaws.
"all you can eat thali"
Madras Again
January 30 - February 2, 1999 — Sitars and Dulgas abound.
"The Great Bombay Circus"
Lucknow
February 3, 1999 — A beautiful lobby with burlap sacks in the room.
"much cheaper and nicer"
Faizabad
February 4, 1999 — The Outsider's Inside or Josh Friberg lays it on again.
"No glass blowing in Faizabad!"
Back to Nepal
February 5, 1999 — At the end of two months it's a long ride back.
"The Indian adventure was (all together now…) FINIS!!!"
We return briefly to Nepal to catch our flight to Thailand.
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