I did however make a few stops along the way there. First was a 24 hour layover in Amsterdam. What made that stop special was meeting up with some old friends of the family who are from the Netherlands, but once lived next door to me when I was younger. I had not see Rita and Saskia in over 15 years! It was great to spend the evening catching up and remembering the past. I also did manage to squeeze in a little trip to see what the red light district was all about...
The next morning I was off to India. Gareth Tate had been teaching wilderness medicine all September in India so it worked perfect to meet up with him there and cruise together off to Nepal to find some rivers to tackle. Before leaving India however, we took the time to get into a few adventures, most notably visiting the Taj Mahal during a festival time where they love to cover themselves (and especially the tourists!) in colorful flour product.
After a couple days of running around and exploring the Taj Mahal and Delhi we were more than ready to get started on the kayaking leg of the adventure, so we were off to Nepal!
