The early mornings are what we dread most these days. They mean rushed packing and foraging food before getting on to a cramped bus and setting off for hours on some adventurous driving during which no rest is available for fear of cracked heads. But 2 weeks ago we were setting off on our first early morning bus ride. We donned our packs and trudged across the beach, which I might add is pretty hard going in shoes and with heavy bags in the sand. It was hotter than you can imagine for 8am and we were glad to get into the shade at the bus stand. After a while, several buses had come and gone, we realised with the help of a fellow prospective passenger, who luckily was Indian, that the Kanyakumari bus wasn't going
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