Sun, Surf and "OM"

As I said, we found a substitute resort. This one is really quite nice it is a huge property partly on the backwaters and on the ocean. The cabins are spread far apart so we really feel like we have wide open spaces. They have the spa and yoga, of course pool, and beach. We have been spending the first couple of hours in the morning at the ocean. I am proud of myself for enduring the heat and sun- absolutely no shade, beautiful sand BUT also some intrusion by local men so it is impossible for Cait to go alone. EVEN with me I felt like shouting I AM OLD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR GRANDMA FOR PITY SAKE LEAVE ME ALONE!!!! Besides this, the beach is wonderful (great soft sand and the very warm Indian ocean) the waves are huge for we have been doing alot of body surfing- aka being thrown from the ocean onto the beach. I tried the yoga class -given by and old gray haired yogi- whatever happened to the union of body and mind and working at one's own pace. With 5 of us in the class one was a lady slightly!!! stiffer than moi- the yogi would yell to her NO MADAM!! and run over to her and pull her legs in a variety of directions. So with one eye closed and the other focused on him-I watched to see if he was headed in my direction. I think for tomorrow (our last morning) the best union of my body,mind and spirit will be a walk on the beach!!!!. We have had a few more spa treatments- so if any of you do not see us return on Saturday- please do not send the search party!! We did venture away from the beach long enough to go to the tip of India- along with what felt like 1/2 a billion other locals; it is a spiritual journey for many. The three oceans merge Indian, Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea; you can see the merging of the three colours of waters (yellow, green and blue). The best part was seeing the temple incorporating Hinduism, Muslim and Christian architecture. This structure housed the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi prior to the throwing ( I think some) of his ashes into the sea. We are headed off now for a local canoeing us through the backwaters off our resort property. We can’t believe this wonderful adventure is soon to finish. We are off tomorrow to Mumbai and we have 2 last days there. I imagine the shopping (passimas) urges will resurface there. We leave Mumbai on Friday night (actually Saturday morning at 3 am Indian time) for the long journey home.

J & C