Early start so Daisy can pack. Ged fires off a piece for King Cricket…
…and then we both take breakfast in the club lounge.
Mr Pasha takes us to the airport – Basquar is nowhere to be seen at first and pretty scarce even when he shows up. Still, our own “winning ways” get our enormous load on board for no surcharge.
Two scares – one when “Harris” from our flight is called because there is a problem with baggage – turns out that “Susan Harris” is a pasty-faced cultist or something on a weird looking American group.
Second scare – delay announced and then unannounced!
Met by Jolly and Abhishek at other end – circa 2 1/2 hour drive to Kanker.
We stopped briefly in Dhamtari where Jolly bought fruit and his friend the Brigadier gave us the benefit of his knowledge of London.
Introductions to the family and quick tour of the estate with Jai.
Drinks before supper around the campfire .
Simple supper of chicken, daal, “gherkin”, veg, cauliflower, rice. Washed down with some beer.
