(#2) More Communication from Ed & Vonda in India

Here's a little update/message from Ed via Jen's blog:

I'm (Ed) going to try to put updates on my blog (Swirlingedddy)too; we'll see how that goes.

India is awesome!!!

I'm glad Vonda was able to send that email off; hopefully you will forward to everyone. The trip was really smooth, just really long. Reeeeeally long. After Amsterdam, we entered a bizarre Twilight Zone time warp. Sometime after I had been sleeping on the plane from Amsterdam to Mumbai I woke up and for a few minutes didn't know if the time on my watch was am or pm. After a little thought, I decided it was am. Later, I realized I was wrong! Disconcerting. Then we were up all night in the Mumbai airport because it felt like it should be day, then we crashed we we got to the resort in (near) Cochin.

To continue with Vonda's update, dinner was amazing last night here at the resort. We slept all night, and our internal clocks are pretty much back to normal. We had breakfast here, and went for a serene non-motor boat ride around the backwaters here at the resort. The resort is beautiful and tropical, and we are greatly enjoying taking in the sights, smells, tastes, people, culture, language, money, etc. here. It has been very relaxing, and has included time spent in hammocks reading.

Vonda and Sarah are getting massages right now before lunch, and I am taking some time to do emails, facebook, and blogs. We are filled with anticipation and apprehesion about tomorrow. Prayers appreciated!

And also a little note from Vonda too, again, via comment on Jen's blog:

I just got the most AMAZING massage. Hmmm...

Headed back to the bungalow for more R&R. Too lazy to log Ed out and me in...

After much deliberation, I think I will attempt to say the following phrases to Eva Prathibha in Malayalam tomorrow:

Hello, Prathibha.
I am your mother.
This is your father.
We are a family...

Love to you all! P.S. I was commenting to Ed and Sarah this morning that a palm tree paradise overlooking Kerala backwaters from a tree-house perch, and lounging in hammocks pretty much beats being in a hospital with contractions... :-)

-Vonda-