Well, it's travel day. My bags are packed. Of course, I had to juggle the weight of the bags a bit to get my main bag down to 45 pounds. It was the running shoes and hiking boots that did me in. (I continue to ask myself if I seriously believe that I'm going to make the time to go running every morning before joining my tour group. Crazy.)
I didn't realize just how extreme my organizational skills had become until I finished checking off the last item on a seven page list I had made last week. If I've forgotten something, I'm just going to have to live without it, or buy it in India. No worries. (Strangest items in bag: water tablets, emergency blanket, toilet paper.) By the way, REI had a fantastic line-up of items for travel. I was able to find a fully collapsible 1 liter water bottle with a locking bite-tip (very compact, and very strong). Go REI!!!
Now, it's time to rush out and see if I can find a spare battery for my Nikon. (That camera sucks up the juice like nothing I've seen before. I've got to learn how to use it better without the LiveView mode.) Then, a quick Starbucks run and then cool out while waiting for my ride. A friend (thanks Michael) is taking me to LAX later this morning. I hope to have plenty of time to check in and relax in the business class lounge before departing.
I won't be landing in Delhi until about 5:30 AM India time on Friday. For those of you trying to do the math on that, it's easy. Just take Pacific Time and add 12.5 hours to get India time. Or in this case, take Friday 5:30 AM and subtract 12.5 hours to get 5:00 PM Thursday PSD. (Yes, that's 12.5 not 12. Strange, huh?) Oh, and even though India falls in multiple longtitudes, it only uses one time zone. Again, I find this strange.
So, perhaps by later on Thursday night (US time), I'll have a chance to post some early pictures of Delhi.
All the best,
-Phil
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