Hampi Visit

Our previous post shared some of the fun we had on the long day's train ride that took us to Hampi. This post focuses on the four days we spent in Hampi. We stayed in the delighteful "Mowgli Guest House" with it's thatch roofed cottages that looked out over newly transplanted rice fields. It was hot in Hampi, and Mowgli provided welcome respite from the mid-day sun. Isaac and Annika were intrigued by the countless industrious ants on the premises, as they went about their business.

As mentioned last time, Hampi is primarily about climbing for Aaron. Unfortunately, Aaron wasn't feeling well for most of our Hampi visit. Still, despite feeling lousy, he did get in some bouldering on Hampi's impressive granite. As a bonus, while in Hampi Aaron met up with three Vancouver Island friends and fellow climbers--Kelly, Christine and Scott. 

Grandparents and grandchildren crossed the Tungabhadra River by passenger ferry one morning to visit a temple and watch the temple elephant have her daily bath in the river. Visiting Hampi's extensive ruins will have to wait for another visit...

The slide show embedded below includes pictures from the unexpectedly long time we spent on the platform at the Hospet Railway Station. All our train trips in India with Aaron, Isaac and Annika became adventures, and the last one that took us to Goa was no exception. After getting up at 4:00 am to catch a 6:30 train, the departure was delayed until after 10 o'clock. Once again neither Isaac nor Annika complained, even though neither of them was feeling all that great.

We think there are some pretty good pictures in our Hampi slide show. We hope you enjoy them too.

Hampi Visit from paulhami