Puri

Well, we are now in Puri which is a relatively small town just by the sea. So, now I've been swimming in the Bay of Bengal and it was great!

We also saw the fisherman go out at sunrise (well, we missed the sunrise because we didn't get up in time to see the sun actually rise, but the point still stands and we did watch the fisherman go out). We also had a dinner of fresh fish and the next day fresh crab at one of the Lifeguard's houses. Pretty cool, and also the first time I had crab meat - which was delicious. It was also interesting to see the normal Puri rather than the touristy part. Although at the moment it is low season for backpackers and so it is Indian tourists. In Nepal there was very few domestic tourists, but here there are loads! And you can really tell the difference between the locals and the tourists as the locals have much darker skin and are generally much skinnier!

Yesterday we went to the Sun Temple which is an amazing structure. There is so much carving on it and it is all in a lot of detail. It was built hundreds of years ago some is very weathered but you can still see the original carvings.

The day before we went to Chilika Lake and I saw dolphins! True, not a whole lot of one but still a dolphin! It was also fun being on the water again as we went on a boat tour. The lake is a huge lagoon so you get a boat out to where the dolphins are most likely to be. There was four very excited Indian boys who were obviously enjoying themselves!

We're next heading south, we're not entirely sure where yet, but it's going to get hot and also at some point we're going to run into the monsoon :)