1st. India trip.The day before departure.

What a countdown! I mean, really! I applied for my visa about six weeks ago and then for those who don't know the Indian High Commission lost both my visa application and passport and only found it on Tuesday so the application was ready.......wait for it, at 3pm this afternoon. For God's sake! Anyway, I am all set with a rucksack weighing about 15 kilos of which most is made up of medical supplies and the lonely planet guide book. Now, weather permitting I will be off at 9.50 U.K time. I am due to arrive in Goa after catching a connecting flight at 6am Indian local time. I have allowed myself the luxury of three nights in a good hotel right on the beachfront to unwind and relax a bit before I prepare myself for the unknown. So my last evening is being spent with friends in London having a beef casserole which is most welcome as cows are sacred in India as far as i know so Yum! oh, how could I fail to mention the 1998 Lynch Bages breathing nicely ready to quench my thirst. So with that in mind, I shall bid you farewell until I arrive.