FAREWELL INDIA

The eyes can only see what the mind is prepared to comprehend. This last post is written from the southern most tip of India. We are staying in Kanyakumari, where we are watching the waters of the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, and Bay of Bengal converge on the shore under our hotel room. The ocean stretches in both directions as far as the eye can see. Both sunrise and sunset are visible from the same stretch of beach.

It is here that the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi were placed until spread at sea. Inside the temple dedicated to Gandhi there is a large plaque quoting him when he had visited Kanukumari before his death. His words speak perfectly to the place in which we find ourselves now. "I AM WRITING THIS FROM THE CAPE. WHERE THREE WATERS MERGE AND FURNISH A SIGHT UNEQUALED IN THE WORLD" -Mahatma Gandhi.

It's hard to believe our time here has come to an end. Tonight we take a night train to Chennai on the East coast of India in Tamil Nadu. Tomorrow we fly to Thailand. And around the corner, a new chapter: Bangkok!

Stay tuned...