VERY busy day of errands....

Yesterday Ang and I had two 'errands' to run- I needed to exchange my book (not to brag- but I've already finished one book!! And I never read at home!)....and we needed to go to the ATM. At 10 p.m.- I reminded Ang that we had still not made it to the ATM- and had only accomplished 50% of our goals for the day! And....for our safety and your comfort in our safe choices- we decided NOT to go to the ATM at 10 p.m.

We did however, meet two Irish guys who are med students doing their residency here and fun to hang out with....so an afternoon ice cream turned into a late dinner--and we enjoyed the day on several patios on the beach. The two Irish guys had really great stories about being in India- including one of them almost being deported for returning to the UK for his sisters wedding. (In his defense- he did believe he had permission to do so).

Then we met up with a guy from New Zealand....maybe 23 years old, awkwardly quiet with the BEST one-liners I've possibly ever heard. At one point I was asking him about this travels- he has been travelling for 7 months in India- and he randomly mentions that he hopes to buy a camel in Northern India. He proceeds to go on about his research on this camel and what he will do with it after (donate it to a family in need) etc. etc. Ang and I were both SO on board with him accomplishing this....we have promised to check in every once in a while to see if the camel purchase has occurred. How many times in your life can you sit at dinner and have someone tell you that they hope to purchase a camel in the next few months?!!

I had my first ice in a soda yesterday....and haven't gotten sick yet! Knock on wood! And I have also been awake since the sun came up....and I'm not exactly sure why. Today we are travelling to Varkala- up the beach a bit (north).