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Author Archives: debbie
A Continuous Journey Home
FRIDAY….Turned on the TV in the room, in Port Blair, this morning and found game 6 of the World Series. We both were sitting on the edge of our seats watching the intense game. The game had just tied up … Continue reading
India by the Numbers
22 dogs in Chowrasta Square, Darjeeling at the same time while we took a break there 98 steps up from street level to our room in the Dekeling Hotel, Darjeeling Rs 25 for a 2 litre bottle of water (55 … Continue reading
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Port Blair
Up early with the sun, packed, ate crackers and PB for breaky and we were off to the ferry. Had an auto rickshaw pre-booked to take us from the hotel to the ferry – why is it they always show … Continue reading
Last Day on Havelock
Today was our last day of diving here on the Andaman Islands. Both Murray and I are glad that we came here. The diving has been excellent; the area is relatively untouched by both divers and fishermen. That means there … Continue reading
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Dongee
Dongee.It is the water craft that we are riding in towards our first dive site. It is not for the faint of heart! Andaman Bubbles is so far a good operation. The only slightly sketchy aspect is the boat. It … Continue reading
Here fishie fishie fishie
We woke up to a thunderous rain storm. The tin roof on our Bamboo Cabin didn’t help either. The thunder seemed to roll across the water forever. mmmm Is diving on or off today? Turns out, it was on. Off … Continue reading
Peace
We left Kolkata in relative calm. It was 6:30 when we left in our 6:45 cab. That shouldn’t have been a surprise as we received our 6:oo breakfast at 4:15. The young fellow didn’t speak English too well so details … Continue reading
Human Traffic Jam
Imagine, if you will, an average city street off downtown. Add store fronts, up and down both sides of the road, that extend beyond the curb and that have goods on display right down on the road. Plastics, metals, wood, … Continue reading
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Taps
Farewell Bhutan. After saying goodbye to L&R, we headed up towards the Chelela Pass and onto the Haa Valley. As we approached the pass, we realized we were above the tree line. This was the first time we were above … Continue reading
The Icon of Bhutan……Tiger’s Nest
Our cameras had to be handed in at the top, so there are no pictures from the Tiger’s Nest.