BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN...

since Saturday.

We managed to get the car just after posting the last post, and were on the way home an hour later- after lunch.

We made it all the way to Bangalore by late evening just in time for the Christmas party but were not in time to see the children singing Christmas carols. A sore disappointment I can tell you.

Stayed in Bangalore with Gina (2nd cousin?) and her fiance, Rob. Both were so welcoming and lived luxury unavailable even in Leytonstone (with a pool and nice sheets and everything) that it felt a little strange to be going once more and it was with difficultly that we left the Marmite and chocolate spread on Monday morning.



Have managed to find camping spots out of the direct line of traffic but we slept on Monday night to the accompaniment of religious chanting and thundering lorries. We have, as yet, been unable to find any of the nice acomodation promised by daddy. Typical.



Last night's camping was marginally better although the random blowing up of the local hills in the middle of the night by quarrymen, had the camp slightly on edge.



Festive preparations well underway with Lewis currently employed making Christmas decorations. Will soon crack out the Christmas lights purchased from the $2 shop in Singapore.



Daddy and Tessie have been enjoying themselves on the Indian roads, where it appears that the only rule of driving is: there are no rules. They are not particularly aggressive but rather they seem to have a lax attitude when it comes to their safety and that of those around them.

However, the drivers have not been our main problem where Wilma and Larry are concerned: our main problem is scraping Wilma on the, seemingly foot high, invisible, rocky speed bumps that exist only to supprise us.

So far have not hit a cow, only a dog. It is daddy's first dog.

Most of his road rage addressed at the traffic that is unable to properly cross level crossings. Daddy repeatedly banged on the window of one driver. Classic.



We are unsure where we will be for Christmas. Somewhere busy and un-Christmasy no doubt. We envy granny and the peace and quiet that she will get on Christmas day, watching the Dr. Who Christmas special, as all good people must, I hope.

Currently in Adilibad, 600 miles from Chennai; it is around the centre of India as we are pretty much going to drive straight up the middle. Just had a family luch in a working men's club.

Internet connection terribly slow but not as slow as yesterday when we were unable to access the blog at all.