Thursday, May 13, 2010

India here we come


All packed and ready to go. After 8 months of planning/waiting we are finally on our way!

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Let's Start Over... A Third Time




Eric and I are now on the 3rd round of changes to our travel itinerary for our upcoming trip to India. The 2nd plan consisted of flying into New Delhi then catching a flight to Kathmandu exploring our way through Nepal//making our way back to Delhi via trains/buses. Now that Nepal is closed/unsafe to travel in we need a new plan. I have been looking into visiting Darjeeling and Sikkim. Specifically flying into Bagdora take a bus or taxi to Siliguri then catch a "toy train" on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway to Darjeeling. Then, if we like, make our way to Sikkim or start heading west back to New Delhi; by train possibly. Sounds like the best plan would be to stay in Darjeeling and Sikkim for our entire trip... "The train ride back from DJ to Delhi does have some amazing places to see, but it'll be *scorching* hot. I remember how hard it was taking photos, as the sweat kept flooding the viewfinder and burning my eyes." Same person has this to say about trekking around Sikkim, "The scenery is unspeakably beautiful, flowers all around, 100s of different butterflies, its unreal." Take a look...

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Sparks




I was feeling a bit under-the-weather last night so I decided to hang around my house while my roommate and my boyfriend played shop. Overall the evening was a success! Eric's Mazda is ready to sell and Ginger is one step closer to being restored. Thanks Adam!

Monday, May 3, 2010

Snow?






Arizona you have fooled me again! The weather this spring has been very frustrating for us avid climbers. This weekends climbing trip was cut short by a freak May blizzard. The snow was quite beautiful though.