Bengaluru, our dear friend recieved us from the airport. Immense heat of 37deg in the afternoon, all the locals covering for shade and myself standing out in the sun enjoying the heat! We went to book our Diu (Saurastra) sleeping coach tickets and have no luck in one place as seats would not have been ideal; from local advice do not sit/sleep at the back of the coach and or over the tyres as you will have the bumpiest ride of your life!
We booked single sleepers for myself and Kishan, a long 8-9 journey awaits us tonight at 10pm! Our friend then took us to meet his friend circle, about 5 of them sitting, having tea, smoking and makes you think don't these guys have anything to do in life, but what you see is not the case..these guys are living it large, they are all involved in properties and land making big bucks just over the phone. They were all very shocked to see that 2 Londoners have travelled to India specially for the cricket world cup and why living in UK
and supporting India???
Before leaving Ahmedabad, our friend took us to a very well known Paun Bhaji (vegeterian speciality) joint to fill our stomachs. Watching the food being made is not a good idea. They use butter like It comes from a tap; seeing that makes you think twice but once you take that bite you all worries quickly vanish !lol.
Evening hits and time to say goodbyes to friend and his family; we were very well looked after by this lovely family. We get to the coach stand, 10pm expected coach time but arrives at 11pm..nothing unusual about that!
It's called a sleeping coach - either we have a different understanding of the word sleeping or it would help us sleep, but the driver decided to blast some bollywood tunes through the stereo.
Finally when you manage to block out all background noise and doze off you hit some very bumpy roads. The coach bounces along the road and you bounce around in your bed. It felt like my insides were turning to mush.
We arrived at Delvada earlier than scheduled; got dropped off outside my house. It was a delight to see and meet family after 2 years. Both of us were shattered so nothing better than a good nap under the fan..
Woke up early afternoon, a nice hot masala chai and bhakri was an ideal way to properly start the day. The heat was extreme, everyone here says the weather has just changed today..I guess we brought the Ahmedabad heat with us :-) Kishan had a quick haircut and then a stroll through the village, cows guarding the roads, locals sitting by cold drink shops so laid back, paan shops busy as always and vehicles beeping away on the main road.
Even if it's a hot day, there was always time to play some cricket. A bumpy, dusty surface, handmade cricket bat, rubber ball. Very quickly a bunch of local kids arrived and we had fielders, though after a while it got a bit chaotic with everyone running after the ball wherever it went. It wasnt the ideal way to get ready for the cricket season with 3CAPS when we get back but maybe it helped in some way :p,lol.
After a long day sisters ensured that they will keep us awake till late night, so a quick trip to the shops to buy some ice creams and paan and we headed up to the terrace. They decided to play Antakshri, not a good idea as neither of us know how to sing but still had a good laugh attempting to. Talking about life in London, girlfriend and reminiscing about the past. The mosquitos must have come to know we're outsiders as it seems we were the only ones who felt thier wrath. Our feet were covered with bites, not a good sight!
Time to call it a night now!
Goodnight..
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Location:SH 98,Delvada,India
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