Made it to the Ideal Beach Resort
I'm composing this early Wednesday morning (7:15 am) after my first night at the resort. I didn't sleep very well, which seems to be a recurring problem lately. Hopefully that'll get better. At least this time I was able to watch a couple of crummy movies IN ENGLISH while I lay awake. And I am right now listening to my Sirius satellite radio through the internet while I type! Man I missed that. The proxy server I had to go through at the hospital precluded me from listening there.
Got to the resort around 5:30 last night.
Honestly, I don't understand how this country works. Because I'm a stupid American I guess. The traffic is unbelievable, I can't believe that there aren't dead bodies all over the way these people travel. The driver would fly by a bike at about 3 inches clearance going 40 while a motorcycle passes us at the same clearance on the other side. And he's slicing between us and an oncoming bus with similar clearance to the bus. A totally random mix of foot traffic, bikes, bike rickshaws (carrying, like, propane bottles), rickshaws, cars, massive buses...
And the country side is the same jumble. Incredible poverty a few tens of feet from a brand new shiny office building. And I still don't understand the infrastructure either. It appears that the electricity is above ground, but seeing these sagging cables give you no confidence you could have any reliable power at all. But with all that, the people look for the most part happy, the facilities I've directly delt with have been very good, and in a micro-analysis it's hard to tell I'm not home. But when I try to comprehend it as a whole I fall short.
So, in part, is why I came to India for surgery. I wanted to experience another culture and I sure am!
I hope you enjoy these shots.
posted by Russell Kappius @ 6:49 PM
3 Comments:
Ok, so the new hip thingy looks pretty cool but what's that crack on the other side of the X-ray? It's probably nothing, never mind......Hope you're feeling better!
Jeff
Hi Rus.
Glad to hear that things went well. The x-ray looks cool, but I think Jen's still got you beat in the cool X-Ray department.
Get well soon.
David
Wow, you've always ridden like the Bionic Man, now it's true!! It's encouraging that your pelvis isn't misshapen or anything from all that saddle time over the years. The resort looks great, though the description of the traffic makes a quick training ride out of the question for you I'll bet. I had the privelege of riding up the Hellclimb with Alex and your sonny boy Beanpole last night as they were taking it easy. A couple of fine young lads to be sure. How's the water at the beach? Cold or warm? Clear or muddy?
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