Our time in Mumbai (Bombay) had a rushed beginning. For security reasons they locked the exit door for a few minutes, splitting up our group. We were finally allowed to exit and had a rushed bus ride to get to Gandhi museum before closing. The museum is in a house where Gandhi used to live and did some of his critical work.
We drove along the Queen’s Necklace along the shore, but we were warned “don’t get in the water” because it is so polluted.
We had an early start to take a 1 hour boat ride to Elefanta Island and the caves carved in the 1400s. We rode a “mini toy train” to the base and hiked 120 steps through a shopping gauntlet to get to the caves. Chitra our guide explained about the carvings of Lord Shiva throughout—telling a story. It was very hot and muggy. It was interesting to watch the aggressive monkeys stealing food and drinks.
We had a very interesting time at our Tara Consulting Services visit. Sarah and the others daughters went to the pool instead.
We had a very fancy dinner in the hotel. There were lots of cricket players staying in our hotel for a big tournament, so many of our group got tickets and went to one of the matches. It was 136-8 when we left. Akash Tigers (blue) had just hit, and the Eagle Thane Strikers (yellow) were up to bat next.
We had an interesting visit to P&G Mumbai, and they even fed us lunch.
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