During this time a book (an epic philosophical work) was written, illustrated and typeset (the results are on show here), and then the wife and I headed off for a much belated honeymoon to India for several months.
From Karnataca to Kashmir we braved the out-of-season heat, exploring the great cultural sites of Hampi, Ellora, Ajanta, Khajuraho etc., the industrial heart of Maharashtra that is Bhopal, the Bandhavgarh tiger reserve, Delhi, Agra, and the deserts of Rajasthan and eventually joined the locals in fervent prayers for rain when we got back from Ladakh, which we escaped to for a month. Everywhere we went in Rajasthan – Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, and Udaipur – it rained, usually on the day of our arrival, and it was wonderful.
Now we must get back to reality.
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