But there was no time to waste on hunting a tiger this morning. We were on a fast track to the Government Restaurant in the park with a quick skid around a group of elephants that were (lucky for us) grazing nearby. The children loved the elephants and screamed …
So this time very clearly and in Hindi so that everyone understood I said. “The problem is not the bag, the problem is YOUR HAND ON MY KNEE.”
Since then I have gazed at the Himalaya from many angles, lived in her valleys, sighed at her beauty and found myself at the beginning and end of them, flown over them and even trekked a little bit if lugging your groceries up them counts at all.


