The
plane ride was lovely,
[2 hr flight to Chicago]…..(left my camera battery and charger in the CAK airport...Oh Shyla!)
[5 hr Layover in Chicago] - Had a discrepancy about which flight I was on from
Chicago to Frankfurt - had to call my Travel Agent - got it worked out 10min
before boarding - just enough time to fit in one last Starbucks Vanilla Latte
that I enjoyed on the plane.
[8 hr flight to Frankfurt, Germany]… sat by a lovely old lady.
[5 hr layover in Frankfurt] - slept as always in Frankfurt - somehow this layover
always ends up in the middle of the night my time and I'm
exhausted. I've mastered the art of sleeping sprawled out on the
seats and protecting my luggage at the same time.
[8 hr flight to Banglalore] - still fine. Read most of the time - lovely
lovely many from Argentina - shared Christ with Him. Arrived to
Bangalore with a friend waiting for me - was such a delight.
Slept at
CSI - A guest house I know in Bangalore.
I rested
awhile and met my friend, Sathish in the city, spent the day there - lovely
time. I just sat on a second floor coffee shop and took in India again - the beautiful people, busy streets, and my heart melted again for the country.
We rode
his bike (motorcycle) to the bus station WITH all my luggage. Haha.. Yes, just
imagine me, him, a 50 pound luggage, and a 40 pound luggage - all on one
bike! We did it - and I felt like a true Indian. :)
[Boarded the Bus for Ooty] - Night train should be 5 hrs, I had to pee so bad
and thought I would hold but ended up requesting the driver to 'Stop for
toilet, please.' Then got more comfortable but my legs started
aching like nothing else, and it was like the weight of exhaustion from the
past 30 hours of sitting caught up to me. When we stopped in the
jungle and I discovered that we had not made the 2 bus quota to get through and
had to wait 2 hours…. I got really grumpy. I was tired.
Decided
to get off the bus to stretch even though I didn't know anyone - but of course
I wasn't lonely for long. Sweet, sweet, curious Indians came and
talked to me - and with one came a crowd, all interested in the foreign
girl. Then the girl who sat beside me came and said that if I am
lonely I can come and be with her group. A group of 5 young adults
getting their PHD in Engineering Science…haha. They were so kind -
and we laughed and carried on during the two hours, thank you Lord.
Finally reaching Ooty - after a total of [9 hours] later!!! Got to Farley (where I stay) around 9:30am- very very
tired and a bit grumpy - but so glad to be there.
The W.eather is really damp and wet
here - beautifully green - but cold. :)
Pray for me as I spend the next two weeks here with the friends I have made
here over the past 6 months and prepare to go to Calcutta.
*Total
Travel Time: 41 hrs
