Refuge Renewal

Friday morning, everyone's still asleep. Not for much longer I'd guess. We get picked up at 1pm for our private shuttle to LAX, allowing for possible Socal traffic, and our 6:30 departure for Istanbul. 13 hours in the air, 2 1/2 hour lay over, then 6 hours to Delhi with an arrival at about 4:30am on October 1. We decided to spend the day and night in Majnukatilla, the Tibetan "ghetto" of Delhi, an hour car ride from the airport, and a place we've stayed several times before. Hotel reservation in place, car to be waiting for us at the airport.  We could have chosen to stay near the airport for convenience sake, but that would be in an uninviting location for roaming around, meaning we'd be holed up in our room for over 24 hours til our 11am(?) flight on the 2nd up to Dharamsala. Staying in Majnu we get to a familiar place with good walking and good eating options, and we can begin our transition to being in India more pleasantly. Here's a bit more of little...

Here we are, Albuquerque Sunport, awaiting boarding for flight number one, to Phoenix, then on to Santa Ana and San Clemente to spend two nights with Terra and baby Eden and Joe. Departure on Friday for Istanbul and Delhi. It all feels so familiar, and at the same time anxiously unknown and slightly dangerous. Ageing? (Now awaiting our flight to Santa Ana, Terra will pick us up there.)   Movement has begun,                                                                                                                                  Search for new inspiration                            ...