Just chillin'

We took a night train ( our first!) from Madurai to Mamallapuram (just south of Chennai/ Madras on the southeast coast , if you're following a map). This is the town Maggi spent a couple of weeks in with Thane and Kendall two years ago. We have visited the kids at the orphanage twice, visited with the artist, Kumar, and met up with friends from England and Holland. We get up early to see the temple and rock carvings, stay still during the heat of the day, and then walk around and sit in outdoor restaurants near the ocean in the evening, when the breeze makes it tolerable. It is our first place where we can just chill and not have to DO anything at a particular time due to the torrential rains or a bus schedule. We got tickets for the first available train which is next Tuesday afternoon . We will head south to the tip of India, Cape Cormorin? to see where the 3 seas meet. Then we will spend the rest of the time on the western coast (geez, do we get around!) back in the state of Kerala. It may be pouring again, but everything is relative. It's so hot here, the rain is welcome. Thanks for all your comments on the blog , and for your emails.