Category Archives: India – Feb 2015

I am sore this morning. My upper arms have had a work out for the first time in about ten years. At dawn yesterday we were driven to the Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary, about nine km east of Palolem. We arrived … Continue reading →

The last time I wrote I looked down on the twinkling lights of this hill station, and in the morning I woke to a view that was just beautiful. Pockets of mist soon dissolved and the contours of the Western … Continue reading →

I am actually sitting in a dank hotel in a place called Mamallapuram, two hours from Chennai and on the shores of the Bay of Bengal. We arrived yesterday, and landed amazingly in the biggest monsoon downpour they have had … Continue reading →

They say you can’t escape the bullet with your name on it. We sailed way out to sea on a deep sea fishing trip on Wednesday, a good hour from land, and we were trawling around some jagged rocks in … Continue reading →

I have got to the stage when I have finally relaxed. The sun is setting and the Honeybee brandy is at my side, and the gardeners are watering the grass. In some palms beside the frangipani tree some crows are … Continue reading →

Shiva met us the morning after our bird watching trip, full of glee and excitement. He had taken tourists out at sunset that same day, and ‘Lo and behold, there was a sea eagle eating a vine snake on a … Continue reading →

Babblers, nightingales and coppersmith barbets. I have suddenly extended my vocabulary and can now differentiate between a bee-eater and a kingfisher. The great Shiva took us on a bird watching odyssey yesterday at 6.30 a.m. He made us plough through … Continue reading →

  Go Go Goa! It’s only been eleven days, but already I am thinking this might be the ideal place to retire. By chance we chose the most perfect location, a studio apartment in one of several lovely coloured houses … Continue reading →

The night train to Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh was good. I really do like the rock and roll of the movement, and so I stretched out on my top bunk, the miles sped past and we arrived at dawn to … Continue reading →