Just a quickie

to let you know I am safe. I just wrote a post but this stupid computer died right before I got to publish it.

Made it out of Kashmir ok. Security tight at the airport. Think I went through 5 X-ray machines and 4 body pat downs. They went through my entire handbag and I nearly lost the good ol' Vaseline until I put it on my lips to prove that I really was just lip jelly.

We had just got to altitude when the seat belt sign came on for decent. Very quick flight. After we arrived in Jammu I spent the rest of the day in the bathroom as my body rejected everything I tried to put into it. Nick put me up in a flashy CLEAN hotel and held my hair back as I was sick. What a sweetie. It was also Diwali (Hindu festival) so the noise of firecrackers (not to be mistaken for bombs) filled the air all night. An experience I don't think will be soon forgotten.

Got the train on Sunday to Amiritsar, home to the Golden Temple. Sikhs (turbans) everywhere. Very friendly group of people so far. Going to a boarder (Paki-India) ceremony this afternoon so that should be different. Heading back to Delhi tomorrow morn before we make our way to Agra- home of the Taj Mahal. Very much looking forward to that.

Much Love xxx