India – Oct 17
Today was a day to catch up on sleep and get some shopping done.
Across from Ed and Janet’s apt is a tiny business that presses clothing. That’s all they do, and they’re good at it. The irons weigh 15 pounds.
Here’s Janice sharing pictures of her new grandson with the ironing guy’s mother.
Green coconuts are different than the brown coconuts that we’re used to. The green ones are only good for their milk (?) Some people, like this guy, dump a pile of them on a street corner, and when a passerby wants a drink he chops off the top with a machete, pokes a straw in it and sells it to him. I want to do this before I go (the drinking, not the chopping). Ed says it’s nothing to get excited about.
The Spencer Mall in Chennai. A happy hunting ground for souvenirs.
Ed haggling with a clerk. My thought: who needs thermals in Chennai?
Found Janie’s souvenir!
Weary shoppers, waiting for our Uber ride to show. Uber works really well in Chennai.
Statue of Ghandi at Elliott Beach.
Last leg home was short, so we took an auto rickshaw.
I scrounged for ingredients at the local food store (150 different kinds of curry, yes; oregano no), and made lime shrimp for the Starkeys.
