27 November 2008 The next morning we wake to the news about a series of bombings in Mumbia, 150 dead and many more wounded. We’d missed it by less than 12hrs. This was my worst nightmare, in our original planning for our trip I’d vetoed India for this very reason. We all called home to let everyone know we were safe. This might not be over yet so we’re staying low and on the beach. Well that’s really all we did for our first and second day, sunbath and swim, down several VLS’s (vodka, lime & soda) take the piss out of everyone (John and I have very similar sense of humour) people watching and chillin’. We also tried our first Indian curry; one of several to come, sublime, and the chicken tikka is just amazing!
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