Nichole
Luke's bag came! Luke's bag came! Luke's bag came! Yeahhhh!
He even got a little teary-eyed rolling his bag back to our waiting taxi. It might have been his bag, though it might have been the new snow that was on the highest peaks this morning. This place has an unreal beauty to it.
So Luke is in a hot shower right now, washing up with his peppermint Dr. Bronner's soap and shaving with his shaving oil--I can't wait because he is going to smell like him again, but thankfully, the clean and fresh him *wink*
We've got a spring in our step today. We both slept for about 5 hours, we are in a much nicer hotel and Luke's is reunited with his bag...cue Peaches and Herb, "Reunited and it feels so gooood."
Ahhh, I just got a smooch from my sweet, shaved and scrubbed hubby. Life is great!
We are off to enjoy more of the festival today and to visit a monastery in a small village named Spituk. Photos coming tonight.
oxo
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Ciprofloxicin: the secret to survival in India. Hope you don't need it but it's nice to know its there and you don't need a perscription! Keep up the reports.
Hey Bill! Thanks for the message. We got our Rx filled before we left Boulder, though it is cheaper here and you don't need a Rx. We also brought along some probiotics to take after the cipro--let's hope we will never either though!
We don't have any plans after firm plans after Leh...remind me again where you've been and where you'd recommend we look into. oxo
yay! i'm so glad luke got his bag. it ust be like christmas morning over there.
loving reading this blog and so, so jealous of your travels. take care of yourselves. have a blast.
much love,
zeynep
I had three bouts with dysentary when I was in India so I was sooo happy to find cipro! Apparently olive leaf extact is very effective in fighting this too, and without so much harm to the good bacteria. I didn't learn that till I lived in Boulder though (from working at WHole Foods)!
My favorite places were McLeod Ganj, where the Dali Lama lives, and Rishikesh, where there are so many yogis. Both towns have a lot of character and a fair amount of western services. If you happen to be in Hardwar, not far from Rishikesh, make sure to visit the ashram of Anandamayi Ma. She passed away back in the '80s but the energy at her ashram, by her memorial especially, is VERY powerful. Mataji, as she was called, is one of India's most famous saints and the story of her life is full of miraculous tales.
Hey guys!
So glad to hear that the wandering bag has come home....wonder how many places it has been. Hard to imagine you are living at 3500 m.... just back from a field trip at the top of trail ridge... 3550 m where we stopped and I was winded quickly just hiking around. Not surprising that it will take a while to get sleep-aclimated. There is a serious shortage of O2 at those stratospheric elevations. Post more pics of the snow-capped peaks.
Nichole ~ Corrie and I are puzzling over the early Ch. 2 Sutras and missing you. It is interesting how understanding develops slowly and in unexpected ways. I got up with plans to ride to the garden and found the ground wet and the day a calm grey. We are nestled in clouds today.
Enjoying your blog. Hugs.
Cathern
So glad to hear you are both finally there with all your pieces. I am happily reading your blog and planning my trip. Looking into classes to take possibly in Pune or Kerala. Your pictures are inspiring, and I love to hear the details of your everyday falling in love with India. You are missed here already.
Hey Bill--We are heading back to Rishikesh and to Haridwar and Dura Dun for the first time on this trip. Also up to Devprayag too for the first time. Thank you for the tip of Mataji, I have another friend who has a strong connection to her too. I will try to go there as well. Another thing in the general area that I learned of after returning from India was that the Sage Vashishta's cave is close to Rishkesh too. I am very excited to go there too.
Hey Zeynep--Thanks for the notes and for your good wishes. Much love to you!
Hello Giff--Thanks for all the notes from home. We love them!
Cathern--I miss our sutra group and while I brought Mukunda's and Isherwood's copies with me, it is not the same without you, Corrie and Beth here to talk it all through with. I am looking forward to sutra group and seeing you all when I return. Thanks again for the lovely party and your sweet wishes. Hugs to you.
Beth--Thanks for the note and for coming along with us! I am so glad that your trip planning is underway. We are hoping to go to Kerala too, for the holiday and just before we head home. Not Pune for us on this trip, though that is where many of my friends have studied and lived. No Mysore for you? I just assumed with Pattabhi Jois there. I am still hoping to attend a private Vedic chanting course and a study in their pancha maya therapy at KYM.org in Chennai. That will all be in December though. All the best to you as you create your trip!
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