blueberry, raspberry, blackberry?

Happy Birthday Joan and Erin!

Over the weekend we visited a circuit board making company, had a traditional Indian meal, and did lots of sight seeing. It would take me hours to describe it all so I’ll have to show everyone pictures when I get home.

This morning we left for Kabini Wildlife Lodge and Resort. It was exactly what we all needed. It was about a 2 hour (extremely bumpy) bus ride out of the city to a relaxing and peaceful getaway. The air was so fresh and there were no honking horns or busy city noises. We lounged around in huge hammocks over looking the Kabini River and ate great food. They even had fried chicken and french fries for us. It was a beautiful day. I can’t get enough of the sunshine here.

At about 4 in the afternoon we all pilled into jeeps and took off on a safari in the jungle. We saw wild elephants, deer, bulls, birds, and monkeys. It was such a great experience. We were hoping to see a tiger or leopard, but we had no such luck. After the safari we had about an hour to kill so we laid in to sun until it was time to head to the main building for a documentary on wildlife. After dinner everyone was so beat we headed straight to bed. I believe that the beds here were the hardest I’ve ever slept on, but I still slept well (go figure).

While on our way to Kabini we were crammed into a bus from the 80’s, and riding on quite possibly the bumpiest road I have ever been on, in the exact middle of nowhere in rural India. Harvey and I were sitting next to each other chatting, when all of a sudden someone from the front of the bus yelled back to him asking if he knew the scores to the latest football game. To much of my surprise, he whipped out his blackberry and launched onto the internet. Within minutes he had the scores, highlighted plays and more. This occurrence stayed with my while I was reading “The World is Flat”. It reminded me of “The Steroids” section of the second chapter, where they describe the wireless capabilities in Japan. They stated that in Japan you can get internet access absolutely anywhere, even while traveling 150 mph through the outskirts of any city. Our world is becoming more and more flat each day, but even America has a long way to go.