Sticky in Chennai

Late last night we arrived at the Chennai Central Train Station ready to depart on our Chola pilgrimage. Sadly when we arrived we were confronted with a crushing disappointment: nearly all trains were cancelled due to widespread flooding. I had heard a couple of people mention the flooding during the day but I had allowed myself to indulge in blissful denial. The monsoon season is really quite a serious event around here.

Denzil, the driver, suggested we take a sleeper bus to Thanjour. Seemed like a good idea to me, but the wife wasn’t so enthusiastic so I had to accept defeat. Seems our pilgrimage to Thanjour will have to wait a few weeks.

The headline from this morning’s newspaper : “145 feared dead as floods wash away 2 buses.” I guess the wife knows what she is talking about.