Got home Wednesday at 1 a.m., after a supremely long journey that included a 15-hour flight, a four-hour cab ride through windy mountain roads, snow delays, engine failure, and me walking around New York City with a scarf wrapped around my head, because I had no warm clothes. Strangely, I was intensely calm about the whole thing, the entire time. (Maybe I was just zonked out of my mind?)
Scratch that. I was not entirely calm when our American Airlines pilot announced we’d have to make an emergency landing in Little Rock because one of the engines had failed. But once the wheels hit the ground, I knew I’d make it home at some point, either by car, bus, or plane. This is what staying at the ashram helped me realize: a little faith can go a long way toward keeping my mind at peace.
I’ll get more into that later. For now, I just wanted to say hi, and let you know that I have lots more good India stuff coming. (Camel safaris! Savory breakfasts! Indo-Mex fusion! And some spiritual-mind stuff too.)
Thank you for being so sweet to Crayton. He did a kick-ass job blogging, and I am eagerly awaiting Mescalapalooza 2010.
More soon!
Some others have said that curries and moles are related. Don’t look at me!
Little Rock? Did you get away from the Airport for a meal? We used to live in LR.
Saludos,
Don Cuevas
welcome home!
Welcome back, Lesley! Glad you finally made it home, safely! 😀 I can’t wait to read all about your adventure in India!
And yes, Crayton did a fantastic job!
Welcome back!! Ur hubby did a great job I enjoyed reading his blogs too. Cant wait to hear about your trip=)
So glad you made it home safe! My heart skipped a beat after gazing the engine failure/emergency landing line, glad it all worked out and you kept calm.
Looking forward to reading your travel tales!
I just wanted to tell you I have enjoyed reading about your trip to India. It is something I would love to do, and have been wanting it for a long time. I help support a young girl in India and would love to go and visit her….what a thrill. My husband is not well enough to travel, he has asthma my question is this….Could you do it alone?
Luvs, Deb
Hi Deb: I’m sorry it took me a few days to respond to your comment! Traveling throughout India as a single woman would be tough, but not impossible. It depends on how determined you are. In my experience in India, it is not culturally accepted for a woman to travel anywhere by herself, so you may attract stares or comments. When I was there, few people talked to me directly if my husband was around. I don’t think it’d be unsafe for a single woman to travel in India, though — just different, and kind of solitary. Of course, you’d surely meet other travelers on your journey. If you want further info, I’d check out IndiaMike.com. It’s a really useful India travel board. Good luck!