The only challenge with sleeping in a tree at the edge of the jungle is that the wildlife lives here too. At 2am last night some small fuzzy thing came to visit. On Kris’ pillow. She of course woke up with a start and shocked me. After we calmed down a bit we turned off…

We were supposed to arrrive in Katni at 0755. We awoke at 7am and were all ready to go. Except right around then we were no where near Katni. Majawadi or something. There was some concern that maybe we missed? Nope. After some probably very expensive cell phone data on my work phone (I’ll have…

Today was another early day. 530 start time to go on final safari drive. I have to say the system in which they book guests to jeeps is a little random at best. There were probably 20 guests this morning and as always they pick up groups, IE we are a group of 2. The…

Today was an early day. A 530 start. But that is a good thing. Animals get up with the sun. So to see them before their morning siestas, we do too. Here is a shot of the trucks we ride around in. The main entrance gate is quite a walled splendor. The back of the…

First off, we have internet here. It's not fast and only in the reception area. It's also “highly secure.” The guy at the desk would only type the password in, not tell me. Of course I could see what he typed. Space Ball fans rejoice. Yes, the password is 12345. Our drive was only 4…

Today was an 830 start. The Amber Fort was first on the list because it gets too hot for the elephants to walk up the pavement road. They only do 3 trips per day per elephant. The Amber Fort was the capital of the ruling Kachwahas from 966 – 1700, before Jaipur was built in…

After a nice buffet breakfast it was time to hop into the car and have Bhagawat start driving. It was hot today, probably 35 plus. Thank goodness for AC in the car! First 2 hours got us about 1/3 of the way. And to visit Chittaurgarh Fort. Chittaurgarh Fort, or also called Chittor, is the…

Today was a tour day. At 9am Bhagawat met us with our guide Umesh. First stop was Jagdish Temple. A large Hindu temple with great marble carvings outside. Built in 1651 and dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the preserver of the Universe. Two huge stone elephants stand at the entrance – at the top of the…

Today was a travel day. After a lazy breakfast we headed back to Indira Ghandi Airport (weren’t we just here??) to catch our flight to Udaipur. We went to the food court for lunch. The only Indian place had a massive line. We were tight on time so McDonald”s it is. They don’t serve beef…