I've been in India for about 10 days now and have more-or-less settled in. The end of 2011 was frantic, which meant that my head was already spinning by the time I arrived in Bangalore. That, and the lack of decent keyboards in the Internet cafes has kept me from posting.
After a short stay in Bangalore (where we failed to find the Caribbean restaurant) Dad and I moved on to Mysore and from there to Hampi for a few days. Hampi is the most incredible place I've seen in my life, a river valley dotted with boulders and ruins. I've got some lovely photos of my adventures there, which included climbing to hidden temples and visiting Lord Hanuman's birthplace. The trail along the river was probably one of the most incredible runs of my life.
From Hampi we travelled to Goa. I started feeling ill on the journey and, by the time we found a room in Bencaulim I felt pretty rough. I spent 24 hours sleeping and have recovered well enough to get back to running: I'm more-or-less up to date with my training for the Brighton marathon. The problem for me is not the heat, it's my loss of appetite. I take on far fewer calories than I do at home and end up feeling weak sometimes.
Tomorrow we head to Mumbai. Sunday week is the Jaipur marathon, which I am still planning on entering. Not sure what sort of time I'm likely to manage. I'd be happy with 2'20".
Sounds cool! I was worried because we hadn't heard from you, but glad all is going well! xx
Posted by: Rosy Carrick | January 18, 2012 at 10:37 AM
Best wishes for the marathon!!! Sounds like you're having an amazing time. Looking forward to seeing your photos.
Posted by: Lou | January 20, 2012 at 04:24 PM
Glad you got to go to Hampi. If anybody ever asks me: if you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would it be? - Hampi's the first place that comes into my mind. Amazing, lovely place. Was there in 1995, wish I was there now.
Posted by: Jamesspratt | January 24, 2012 at 02:02 PM