Plan B

Well I guess we always knew there’d be some dramas on a trip like this, but we weren’t expecting them this early. Long story short, the ship that took our container from Fremantle to Singapore was 5 days late, which meant it missed the connecting ship for the second leg to Chennai. The ETA in Chennai is now the 23rd (originally it was supposed to be the 10th!), so we’re going to be vehicle-less for at least a couple of weeks dammit.

So, onto Plan B already… at this stage we’re considering back-packing (like normal people) from Chennai – Bangalore – Goa – Mumbai, then flying back to Chennai to pick up the Hilux. Then we’ll head north, straight up the east coast and then inland to Kathmandu to meet Pat and go for a stroll in the Himalayas.

Now we’re over the initial shock, Plan B isn’t sounding so bad. It’ll give us a chance to “acclimatise” to India, without the extra stress of the driving. We’ll keep you posted…

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