Have to catch up on a few days. Cochin to Mumbai. We had a sea day between Cochin and Mumbai. About 200 had left the ship in Cochin to travel overland to see the Taj Mahal and were to rejoin the ship in Mumbai. Our Trivia partners all went so we had to soldier on without them. The day at sea between Cochin and Mumbai was rough with a huge swell. On deck it was hot, windy and wet but still better than staying indoors in the freezing air-conditioning....

I'm relaxing on the Promenade Deck while we're alongside in Cochin. We went ashore this morning and beat our way through the throngs of hopeful vendors on the dock. The first sign I saw was for shoe repairs - I'm a bit cheesed off because I do actually need a shoe repaired and I didn't have it with me. Must remember to take it when we reach Mumbai. Anyhow, we located a cab with air conditioning, having bypassed the array of tuk-tuks lined up, and negotiated ...