India

So, I’m leaving for India on October 5th, for six weeks vacation. What seemed like a truly brilliant idea way back in March now appears to be the height of foolishness…People have been full of helpful advice, and pithy little comments: “never smile at a monkey”, “ride an elephant, just don’t fall off”, “what the hell do you want to go to India for anyways?”… And my all time favourite (so far): “you know, they put sugar on all their food in India” (if in fact this is true, India sounds like my kind of country)…
Last year, on the spur of the moment I went to Ecuador. Everything went smoothly, from booking flights to getting vaccinations. Despite warnings from other travellers and Ecuadorians I met en route to Quito, I didn’t meet a single bloodthirsty, just-waiting-to-rob-you-blind Colombian the entire time I was there (not too sure why Colombians, but that’s what they would have you believe). I spent nearly three weeks there, and had a blast.
So back to the India trip… Nothing has gone smoothly... Booking flights has been a nightmare, and I haven’t even been to the travel clinic yet (with my luck, I’ll contract some hideous disease as a result of this oversight).
Yesterday I went to pick up my ticket for a flight to Kathmandu from Delhi. Somewhere between booking it online, and having the ticket mailed to me, the flight time was bumped up two hours…. I won’t be in Delhi in time to make that flight… Just my luck… Have to be in Kathmandu by that evening… What the FUCK am I going to do? Go to India and take it on faith that somehow, I’ll make to Kathmandu by 6 p.m. on October 21st… Surely Ganesh will smile down upon me, and make it all come together…
I have included a picture of a monkey I saw while in Ecuador. I did not smile at it...