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Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 46 Morning today happened at night, much like every other morning on this expedition. It was dark when I woke up. Learning from my previous experience camping, I did take precautions about the dew, but not enough. I had the tarp draped over the gunwales of the canoe, with…

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 45 After spending three wonderful days at Allahabad visiting the some of the sights and sounds of the city, but essentially relaxing, it was time to move on again. The plan to paddle with the NCC cadets did not work out because they were planning to do about 25…

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 43 Today was Diwali, the festival of lights. This was the day of the new moon in the Hindu month of Kartik, the day when the mythical Lord Rama came back to his kingdom after spending fourteen years in exile. The entire kingdom came out to greet him and…

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 42 Apparently I had taken up the sleeping space of one of the calfs. She was quite upset about it and constantly tried to shift the location of my cot by head butting it. Obviously she could not. She then went on to lick, then nibble, and then chew…

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 41 Ever since I started designing this expedition, I had wanted to sleep in the canoe. It is spacious, it is comfortable, and it is an experience. Last night that wish was fulfilled. However, my plan was to have a tarp sheet draped over the canoe. Last night I…

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 40 The day started from Satichaura Ghat otherwise known as Massacre Ghat. This was where about 900 British men, women and children, all innocent, were massacred by the rebels of the 1857 rebellion led by Nana Sahib. Kanpur cantonment was seiged by the rebels and the Britishers were guaranteed…

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 38 Sleep was intermittent. Not because of where I was, or because of the place where I was, or the weather, nothing of the sort. I woke up a couple of times in the night, twice to pee, something that I almost never do. Even the brick that acted…

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 37 Today started almost at 6 o’clock and like yesterday, I had pretty much the whole village surrounding my cot waiting for me to wake up. I wanted to hit the water by 7 latest but the hosts insisting that they would either give me breakfast or pack lunch…