To start the day, the staff the HMATC restaurant recognized Bill from last year and gave us great table service. The locals who were eating there were wondering why we were getting the special treatment.
We went to the Gates of India to catch a ferry to Elephanta Island. A young Indian man approached us at the ticket selling area for Elephanta Island to tell us that the Caves were closed on Mondays. He wanted to sell us tickets for the boat ride to and from the island, but since the caves were closed, he took us on a tour of the Gates of India and then to the Taj Mahal Hotel to look around and do some shopping. The one jewelry store have an exquisite butterfly broach made by hand with rubies, emeralds, diamond chips and other stones. It was tempting but we passed on it.
We then went 'shopping' through the sidewalk vendors. They all had ''deals' for us and wanted our business. We eventually made it to the Kala Gouda arts festival. It had some very unique artistic displays that they put a lot of thought into. By one oçlock we were starting to feel hungry so we ate at the Kyber Restaurant. We had a delicious assortment of various Indian foods and the atmosphere of the restaurant was special. It made for a good impression with the team.
This evening we met Neelesh and Judy Suchak, part of our SCAW Mumbai Overseas' Volunteer Partners team welcomed us at the HMATC with some flowers and chocolates. It was good to see them again. They have not changed at all and are just as helpful as ever. Bill's looking forward to seeing them on the 25th when he returns to Mumbai.
Team Belgaum 2015
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