I need to point out that this is, I think, my 4th trip to India and I love the people and the country,what I had forgotten was quickly realized on boarding the plane in KL.
I thought that the flight would be half empty, but that idea changed as soon as the call came to board.... a mass of Indians charged for the gateway to get on the plane blocking the doorway as stewards tried in vain to take control.
Oh yes that's the India I remember.
Arrived in Chennai at 22.30 temp 30C. The usual hassles getting processed (us passengers were all greeted by staff wearing face masks, slightly unreal experience.
Anyway I have been here 2days now. 40C during the day,hard to get used to but I expect it to feel cooler once I'm riding.
The bike, well it has been here for a week and hopefully I will have it cleared tomorrow. Its costing me twice as much to clear as it did to ship from NZ and believe me I had to go to several agents and haggle hard to get it done.
You want the bike... you pay...
Amanda would be amazed at how calm (on the outside) I've kept.
Today I got the compulsory third party insurance (had to pay for whole year, only need 3 weeks)
That took me about 5 hours but was a very interesting experience. You get a great insight into Indian culture just watching your paperwork moving from one person to another. I reckon unemployment is virtually nill here
Food is fantastic, hotel Paradise no thats its name, I've nicknamed the owner Basil,traffic is chaos, the heat & dust, well I'll have to get used to that.
If I get bike tomorrow plan to head out early next morning