I was determined to get to Delhi's airport without the help of a taxi. This last adventure involved wandering the city streets for 2 hours looking for the airport shuttle bus, eventually taking two separate city buses to a place 5 km from the airport, to be assisted by two young waiters I met on the bus. They carried my bags for me and flagged down rickshaws, bargaining fiercely on my behalf. I was down to my last 40 rupees, and the best deal we could find was a 60 rupee ride, so they supplemented my meager funds with 20 rupees out of their minimal daily wage. They wouldn't let me refuse. They had made it their mission to get this foreigner back to wherever he came from. Thanks to Rahul and Jack I made my flight.
Now time to process everything that happened over the past 5 months.
24 hours and 1446 km from Kolkata to Delhi.
40 hours exploring Delhi and staying in a box in Camran Lodge.
24 hours in airplanes and airports traveling over 12,000 km to arrive on a sunny afternoon at Lake Joseph.
Transitioning from some of the largest cities in South Asia to cottage country Ontario is bewildering. I awoke at 3 am on my first night, having no idea where I was. I looked out the window and saw stars reflected on a glassy lake surface between pine branches and all I could think of was "....Magic land?" Those were actually the words that came to mind.
Goodbye India.
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