Tiger Safari

After three crazy days in Delhi, we decided to head for the hills to go on a Tiger safari in Ranthambore National Park. We are staying at a very cool former hunting lodge of the Maharaja of Jaipur. The national park used to be his private game reserve. We went on three different safaris and saw lots of spotted deer, somber deer, blue bulls (giant antelopes), paraketes, vultures, mongoose, crocodiles, a thousand year old fort on the top of a mountain, but no tigers. We did, however, see a million monkeys, one of which jumped on our truck and tried to steal our driver's hat. All in all well worth the $3 per safari fee.

We are leaving Sawai Modhopur today and heading for Bundi, which is supposed to be a cool town. We are working our way toward Jaisalmer where we will be going on a camel safari for a few days.

Now that we have time and space to relax a little, we've thought about all we learned in Delhi. Such as:
1. How to spell Delhi - D-O-O-K-I-E
2. If you ignore beggars long enough they lose interest and go away
3. Always keep your arms and legs inside an autorickshaw, less they be severed in tight traffic circles.
4. Expect your boogers to be brownish-black and to develop a never-ending cough
5. Too many people, not enough space - expect to constantly be pressed tight to the person in front of you.
6. The only place we've ever been where we love the suburbs. We stayed in Sunder Nagar, a quiet gated community that gave quiet and peace a whole new meaning.
7. Don't let Ted control money or negotiations.
8. Don't let Erin control a map or directions.
9. Thank god we randomly threw a bag of cough drops in the medical kit.

Well that's about all for now. We will try to keep this up to date, but internet access can be difficult. Please leave comments or drop us an email. When we get more time and a better computer, we will load up some pictures from our trip so far.

Ted and Erin