I have been lucky enough to see 3 kingfishers now - as we were rowing back to the hotel one perched on a houseboat beside us and just now as we were having our breakfast one stayed for ages on the TV aerial of our hotel - he was quite tame.
As we passed one neighbouring ghat there was a huge sow with piglets and sitting passively at the top of a sandbank were a group of passive looking water buffalo - on a couple of the ghats monkeys jumped around between packs of dogs and puppies - there are not so many cats here though. As the morning passes the light mist has thickened a little and it is slightly grey in the distance as we look down the river to the Ghats.
John met a German chap last night who comes here especially at this time to attend the holy singing festival at Tulsi Ghat - he says it is amazing so we will probably check it out around midnight tonight - we could hear the singing and drumming last night - also it would be good to see the Aarti ceremony at 7 tonight. After the hectic day of travel yesterday we are enjoying being completely lazy.
We have been talking to the French couple about their recent trip to the Andaman Islands where they spent 2 weeks on a small island at the end of the archipelago called Little Andaman - they stayed with a family and said it was lovely but there was absolutely nothing there but the sea and the sand and great snorkelling.
Apparently there is a beautiful unrestored fort across the river here which we might try to visit - but it is tempting to do absolutely nothing - this Rahul Guesthouse is a gem of a place- Well done John for finding us such a great first stopping off point!
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