We had a great Thanksgiving dinner with friends in our neighborhood this afternoon, Sun. 11/22. There were stuffed chickens, mashed potatoes with gravy, salads, and a wonderful sweet, smooth grated carrot dish that covered the pumpkin/yams/sweet potatoe taste on the plate. The dessert highlight was a an apple cake with hot caramel sauce direct from Minnesota. There was wine, general conviviality all around, and so very much to thankful for.
Morgen our hostess, a favorite of John's, is standing.We have a short week of school coming up, a professional development day on Thursday, and a three-day weekend. We're going down to our favorite spot, the Dune, hoping to possibly get some turkey on Thanksgiving and to visit a famous ashram and village known as Auroville. Then we have two more weeks of school, and we're off to visit a few new places in India during our three-week Christmas break.
We're living in Chennai, of course, which is located in Tamilnadu in the very southeastern province of India. For the first week of our the vacation, we'll fly to Goa, a tiny province on the west coast. It's a famous beach spot settled by the Portuguese. The following week, we'll fly to Orissa to Puri, a sacred pilgrimage spot, also on a beach, located further north on the Bay of Bengal. Both of those weeks are timeshare exchanges, so we'll find out what the standard is for RCI resorts in India.
Finally, we fly to Uttar Pradesh through Delhi to perhaps the holiest place in all India, Varanasi, also known as Banaras, which is located on the Ganges River. We're staying there for four nights and then heading back to Chennai to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary on New Year's Eve.
Also, take note on the map, John will be travelling with the 8th grade class to Kerala the southernmost province on the west coast. He leaves the day after his 14th birthday for that adventure.
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