We were supposed to take our first trip to Kerala this weekend, but because of intense flooding from the monsoons, we spent a crazy 12 hours at the airport and ended up back at home! A fantastic example of Indian bureaucracy, we spent 6 hours on the plane on the runway then 6 hours in the airport waiting in lines and arguing for a refund.
The floods were quite bad, with people swimming in the streets and cars and trucks racing through the waves.
Undeterred, we decided to take another trip to the beautiful waterfalls of Lonavala - a two hour drive from Bombay.
It was glorious to see the full intense greenery after a month in the crowded city.
Because of the heavy monsoons, everything was coated in bright green.
We raced around and got soaking wet along with the the other Indians who were loving the fun of the water.
Here we are - my roommates Shilpi and Jenn and our friend Pablo.
Next we looked down to find this huge dam with an enormous crowd dancing and playing in the water.
Everyone was fully dressed and soaking wet. There was such a sense of joy and celebration in the rain.
Here I am sitting in the rush of water.
Here's Shilpi (you can see me in the background).
Alongside the water, people everywhere were selling roasted corn.
After a beautiful and exhausting day, we changed into dry clothes and drove home enjoying the last moments of greenery out the window.
We were supposed to take our first trip to Kerala this weekend, but because of intense flooding from the monsoons, we spent a crazy 12 hours at the airport and ended up back at home! A fantastic example of Indian bureaucracy, we spent 6 hours on the plane on the runway then 6 hours in the airport waiting in lines and arguing for a refund.
The floods were quite bad, with people swimming in the streets and cars and trucks racing through the waves.
Undeterred, we decided to take another trip to the beautiful waterfalls of Lonavala - a two hour drive from Bombay.
It was glorious to see the full intense greenery after a month in the crowded city.
Because of the heavy monsoons, everything was coated in bright green.
We raced around and got soaking wet along with the the other Indians who were loving the fun of the water.
Here we are - my roommates Shilpi and Jenn and our friend Pablo.
Next we looked down to find this huge dam with an enormous crowd dancing and playing in the water.
Everyone was fully dressed and soaking wet. There was such a sense of joy and celebration in the rain.
Here I am sitting in the rush of water.
Here's Shilpi (you can see me in the background).
Alongside the water, people everywhere were selling roasted corn.
After a beautiful and exhausting day, we changed into dry clothes and drove home enjoying the last moments of greenery out the window.
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