The Delhi Belly got me!

.....I did get into the Taj Mahal again, but my friend, Pink Man, didn't. He was a security worry second time around. But the nice men in the Locker Room looked after him for me. I don't think I was the only one that was amused!

And now we're back in the UK. Less smelly but missing India and all the wonderful things in it. I was very glad for a hot shower though; one that actually cleaned me. My Mum claims that the wash she did of the clothes I emptied from my rucksac was the dirtiest wash she's ever done - which is saying a lot with 2 daughters having spent over 6 months in East Africa and 4 gap years between us. I was ashamed! I haven't managed to get rid of all my India baggage yet though: I managed to pick up some kind of tummy monster (the Doctor's guess is Giardia) so am still not back on the cereal yet! All in good time.

For anyone who's still reading, here are a few photos to round up the trip. Thank you for some lovely comments, and I hope it's been a bit interesting. There's so much I couldn't even start to write, but I'll probably bore you with stories when I see you (my poor Mum and little sister have born the brunt so far)....hopefully soon.

My main men! Biju (driver d'excellence), Bjorn (my long-suffering colleague), Nekib (our wonderful Boss), Robby (the complete dude who got us drunk at midday on rice wine - infact, this photo was taken on that occasion), another smiley friend of the boys, and Gokul (my patient lovely Tree expert).

A photo taken from the car, the afternoon we were given special permission to go into Kaziranga National Park (when it's closed to the public). The Legend that is Maan's Daddy organised it for us. Elephant grass on either side, with rhinos and deer, and who knows what else, hiding in it.

The penultimate household that we interviewed. One of the most beautiful and welcoming families I've met. The boy to my left had incredible eyes (yellow and green and intense), and the father of the house had such a friendly face. Gokul was quite taken by the daughter too! He kept trying to get me to ask her name.

Pink Man, beer surfing, on our penultimate night in Kaziranga, when we had a party at the Pelican Bar in the near-by town. The Wild Grass crew know how to party. It was so much fun. It was also so much beer - 27 big bottles of beer on the wall, between 9 and a half people.

And this is what it's all about....elephants (even the domestic ones) and wildlife living alongside humans. How that's meant to be achieved, ask me in a month or so and hopefully I'll have some kind of an answer.