The monsoon has certainly been felt in Mussoorie
this week - we've paddled our way up the hill to our language classes - been
overtaken by 3 men on a motor scooter with umbrella and decided it's quite
refreshing to indulge in a free foot spa and at least we have very clean feet!!
We are always thankful that we have a warm, dry
home to return to - not everyone in Mussoorie is as fortunate as you will see
in our photos.
There have been three main highlights this week
1. Joyia's very special baptism
on Sunday (in a paddling pool - pani pani hai- Hindi for, water is water!! Who
cares what it's in! ) Many friends and neighbours gathered to witness this
special occasion.
2. Having Abigail and Andrew to our place for supper - Andrew has been
craving his mum's cauliflower cheese so we were able to help out.
3. Today is our 10th wedding anniversary. We began our celebrations with our Hindi
teachers practising the Indian National Anthem that we will sing on Monday
during the 'raising of the flag' ceremony for Independence Day, and then shared
the very, very sweet Indian sweets we bought for them all to enjoy with a cup
of chai.
Now after a two hour taxi journey zigzagging
down the narrow hill roads we arrived at a lovely hotel in Dehradun in the
brilliant hot sunshine ready to enjoy a relaxing weekend together!
We praise God for these years we've had together
(and that we're still best friends after 11 months of travelling and working
together - miracles do happen!).
Oh dear, the sunshine is disappearing and our
friends the clouds, seem to have tracked us down - sounds of thunder and power
cuts signal the coming rains.......and probably the end of wifi so I will post
this quickly!
Love
Heather and Ken xx
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| Stress in the classroom (I'm going to be so patient with slow learners when I next teach) |
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| Joyia's baptism - not the usual baptismal pool, but it did the job |
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| Many people live in a very challenging way on the hillside of Mussoorie |
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| Who has priority? The car or the cow? Obviously, the cow! |
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| The sabzi walla is not looking too keen as his next customer arrives. |
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| "Just checking to make sure you're still following me." |
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| Large inquisitive langur decided to have a good look into our cabin |
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| Andrew and Abigail about to enjoy cauliflower cheese etc. |
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| A lovely welcome to our weekend away for our anniversary. |
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| Time to put our feet up (and our Hindi books away) |
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| 'Still crazy after all these years...' |
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| Amazing to think we've just come from the hills in the background |
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| Looking forward to relaxing in the pool tomorrow |
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| Oh dear, the clouds have found us. |
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