back to civilization

ahhh yes, Rishikesh, near the source of the mighty Ganga, went swimming today, unlike Varanassi where the Ganga is about 200x the legal toxic high, tis a mere 50x or so...Swallowed some but no need for a hospital this time...yet...perhaps the spicy dal or sticky heat helps...still I'd rather not feel like Shiva had shoved the town into his armpit.
Its nice to be with people again, though the guesthouse (called an ashram) is too shanty, breakfast chillums, guitars, sitar, dancing, chocolate icecreams and everything you need to forget the fact that noisy smelly crazy puja mad India is just out the front gates!! It's all a nice change, for a short while....shorts!! if only I could wear a pair of shorts! hmmm time for some reki lessons on the ganga beach, catch the loud puja in the next town, and meander my way through a thali before the music starts again....dance