to nagercoil, at the very tip of the motherland.

This trip could not come at a better time or be more necessary.

I need a sabbatical.

i've had a good summer thus far, but it's been a bit off balance. so it'll be a good thing to get my head on straight and priorities in order.

so the cautious itinerary.. the dates may be off a bit, but the general idea is there..

currently the trip appears a bit exhausting in scope.

aug 3 - we leave dc

aug 5 - we arrive in trivanduram, bus it to nagercoil

aug 7-8 - boat trip through kerala

aug 9 - sunday - it's an all day church affair

aug 12 - grandfolk birthday - they were both born on the same day and fell in love back when that was definitely not done. he was her professor in nursing school. (aww)

aug 14 - leave for delhi

aug 15-16 - there'll be a day trip to agra in here

aug 17 - around delhi

aug 18 -20 - back to madras for a few days, visiting folk

aug 21-25 - in nagercoil for the home stretch

aug 25 - traveling back to madras

aug 26 - home

hello whirlwind. there'll be trips to the actual tip of india, grilled fish on a hilltop overlooking black sand beaches, plenty of uno games with cousins, shopping with the aunts, and plenty of other side trips.

i won't have regular internet access, but when we're at the hotel - i'll log in and update with pics and whatnot. i'm hoping to do a picture a day bit offline, and when i upload - i'll backdate the posts so it'll be more chronological.

time to go finish packing...