Mumbai

Arrived in Mumbai on Monday?Tuesday? morning, what day is it? after about 40 hours travelling, did manage a couple of hours sleep on the 3AC sleeper train though. Dropped our bags cos it was only after daybreak and went for a wander. Didn't look at a map or our guidebook and after 30 mins ramble ended up in a cafe curiously also with a few other non-Indian customers?? According to Lonely Planet, tourist central!!! Argghhh!! And bloody expensive, still, too tired to argue and glad for a couple of boiled eggs (with grey interior, still alive 2 days later) and some fruit salad (also with stomach contents intact 2 day later). After 3 weeks travel have come to grim realisation that an increase in fruit intake needed... Will spare the details!!! Though it is a good idea apart from the health point of view cos it's only about a third of the cost of our normal spicy breakfast and also, less spicy! Wash and peel items only for obvious reasons. The babanas are tiny, 3-4 inces long, v funny looking. 2 days later, thank God for fruit :-)
Currenly have a really crap keyboard in a roasting cafe so will write more when I can and will update again prob mon or tues when we reach Goa, Palolem beach, you know the one you see on postcards :-) How is everyone?? My emailing is on a list basis so bottom of the list gets first email and so on so am very slow with contacting everyone, also if you haven't emailed recently your prob not on list so send me news people!!!!!!!!! Ciao for now. Col, also will try upload a couple of photos soon, promise.