Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 13 The day I was waiting for dawned about two o’clock this afternoon when the new solar generator I had ordered was delivered. I was very pleasantly surprised as I unboxed it and the package came out. The generator is light, I mean light. Particularly when I compare it…
Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 12 Now that Mr Gandhi is involved a little more directly in this expedition, let me take the opportunity to take a look at an initiative that has been taken by successive governments, but in a more aggressive way by the current government led by Mr Narendra Modi. The…
Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 11 It is still pelting down. The rain was unique as far as Delhi is concerned. Very heavy rain, very loud thunder and a weather that is very “monsoony”, very unlike what Delhi experiences. Also, there is information that the Ganga in Uttarakhand and western Uttar Pradesh is flowing…
Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 10 Today was a relatively quiet day, though some things did get done. For one, two more kilos of mashed potatoes are in the dehydrator. The chicken is done and packed. I want to dehydrate some hamburger and carry that in addition to the chicken. Will get that done…
Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 8 You know what? There is still a month to go before the expedition is launched. At least till tomorrow when we will be counting down the days. I am still in August and the expedition launches in September. Long time yet to go. Different countdown status starts tomorrow….
Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 7 The dehydration process, particularly the onions, is taking much longer than I envisaged. While the onions still continue to dehydrate after almost 30 hours, I decided to put the rest of the food kit together. The list, as of now, looks like so… Beverages Coffee – sachets, dairy…
Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 6 The onions are taking forever to dehydrate. It has already been more than twenty hours and they are still moist. I need them bone dry and flaky, to prevent them from going rancid. Another four or five hours I think, before they are well and truly done. With…
Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 4 The potatoes are chopped, blanched and ready to go into the dehydrator. I have 3kg ready to go, but I suspect I will need a couple of kilos more to last me the duration of the journey. I have dehydrated potatoes before, and I have not blanched them….