ChrisandCin

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Cat still hasnt gone to the toilet.

We finally got some decent sleep, we both woke at about 4am and talked for a while then both went back to sleep until the doorbell woke us at 8.30am. It was nice to wake up and feel relatively normal, not like you had just been run over by a truck.

You could tell we were both feeling better as we wanted breakfast, this time we had an omlette and some toast, not bad, it was a Denver omlette too.

So Chris went off to work leaving me to my own devices. Not much to do really, and its too hot to go exploring until later in the afternoon when it cools off a bit, to at least 40C. So I went for a walk with Anita the wife of the other pilot Chris will be flying with. You can only go out and walk around for ½ hour to 45 mins as the heat makes you feel physically ill. There is a little bazaar across from our Guest house that sells a lot of womens stuff, most prices arent fixed, I dont like the idea of haggaling the price for shampoo, I just want a supermarket where I can buy it at fixed cost. Anita also had the problem of having a white woman with her, which makes all the prices go up, so she cant buy anything with me there.

Chris and I went for a walk to get dinner, turned into a nightmare. Chris thought he knew where he was going, but he did not. So we walked a really long way in the wrong direction, and I got pretty pissed at him, this heat is not the best to be in when you get lost. The only way we could find our way back to the Guest house was by taxi, we didnt eat, not that you feel like it when you are really got. Chris went off to check on the dogs, no one was there when he got there, so he wasted two hours, he is going to try again tomorrow. He found McDonalds on his way back and came in with an Indian version of a Big Mac, Chicken Maharaja, it was pretty gross, I ate the fries and the bun off the burger.

So once again we got very little sleep, Chris did a bit better than me. Our bodies have no idea what the time is plus you have to get used to the bed as it is the usual Asian one and the mattress is only an inch thick, but it was nice to actually lie down.

The shower was exciting this morning, no hot water, so that helped wake us up.

The gentleman who looks after the guest house got us tea and asked if we wanted some breakfast, the description wasnt great, vegetables where mentioned, so we declined and had some fruit.

Chris then went off to his new office to do paperwork and organise his interview in Delhi on Friday with the DGCA., and whatever else they needed him to do.

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So I cant believe we actually made it. We all arrived in one piece no major damage, all bags with everything still in them and the dogs and cat physically well but I dont know about emotionally yet.

We left St Petersburg, Florida, mini van packed to the gunnels 6am Sunday morning to try and get to Miami airport by 11am. We had our only upset of the whole trip before we left, Chris took one of the dog water containers out of the freezer and it fell on the counter and shattered, as this was something we had to have we needed to stop in Miami at Petsmart to pick up a new one before we got to the airport, luckily they had them in stock and we got to the airport right on 11.

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From our furtune cookie tonight… 3 days until we leave!