Holy humidity, Batman!

July 10, 2014

During our second 8-hour flight, I woke up from a deep 4-hour sleep to peek out the window and watch the sunrise. It was such a delightful way to start my day!

Painted sky

And a few hours later, we arrived in Delhi - home to monkeys, rickshaws, and crazy traffic.

Welcome to Delhi

Almost landing

 Holy humidity, Batman! We walked out of the airport and BAM - it hit us like a wall. I thought Houston, Texas was bad, but apparently I found another place that rivals the humid south. Thankfully, we had a couple of drivers that met us at the airport and drove us to the YMCA, where we stayed for the evening. On the drive, we saw a couple of monkeys on the side of the road, a wild javelina, and absolutely crazy traffic.

Delhi YMCA Hostel room

Once at the YMCA hostel, half of group caught up on sleep, but Randy and Jason (father & son) joined us in exploring around the hotel on foot. After walking several blocks, we met a young local guy who showed us which areas to avoid due to safety concerns, and eventually led us on a wild goose chase to an air conditioned, high-priced market. It turned out that he was a spotter, who was most likely paid to take us over there. We rode the rickshaw back to our hostel and tried the markets within walking distance again.

Delhi street market

After spending all afternoon exploring Delhi on foot around our hostel, we headed back with sweat-soaked shirts, swollen hands and ankles, and heavy eyelids! After some curry and cold showers, we planned to lie down for a short nap before joining the group for dinner, but there wasn't time. Needless to say, we barely made it through dinner before passing out at about 7:30 pm. The next morning was an early one, as we still had one more flight and bus ride to our destination.