Emily here! We set off early early earrlyyy this morning in order to catch a bus... very interesting walk to the bus station as it was cold and we were dressed for the warm Indian weather! We got a little anxious when our bus was 40 minutes late and almost called the grandparents for emergency help to the airport, but the bus came eventually. Finding terminal four was seriously difficult and a massive hassle, but we got there after sitting on the ground of many wrong platforms for all the wrong transfer trains. Flight was relatively hassle free... I know that I slept very well... Ellie says that her seat mate (she was in the middle) kept her up by staring at us and singing constantly. It was very hectic to get to the domestic airport when we arrived in Mumbai, but we made it eventually and sat around (yet again!) for hours waiting for our flight. Finally we made it to the gate where two strange men approached us holding photocopies of our passport... we were very confused initially (Ellie though she had lost a photocopy/had a stalker) but then realized they were the men from the exchange bureau. These men proceeded to tell me that they had given me 2000 rupees extra (sad times) and I had to give it back. I was not pleased. When we finally boarded the bus to what we thought was our plane, a nice lady informed us we were about to board a plane to somewhere sounding like Jaipur, but actually spelled Uadipur. Thankfully we ran across the runway after being pointed in the right direction of our plane (run/took a bus... shhh), while they radioed the pilot and told him not to take off!
It was the coldest plane ride EVER, but we survived. So now we're sitting in our little hostel, waiting for an hour to go by so we can shower and sleep!
Oh, and on wildlife watch... we've seen a thousand cows, a few dogs and one camel. Woop!!!
Much love to everyone at homeee!
Leemeely xxx
