Hung around flat most of the day.
Had egg curry for lunch & went for a bit of a walk. Yamini’s cousin Krishnan, wife Sree Devi and daughter Smrithi visited and brought us presents. Raman, also came round, with a small oil burner.
Left flat at 3:30pm for Ernakulum train station. Train station very busy. Had someone carry our luggage on their head to our train.
Mistaken for a famous Croatian tennis player whilst standing on the platform.
Witnessed a proper scrum to get on the train, pushing & shoving is acceptable. Thankfully we are A/C sleeper class with allocated seat/beds. Sleep disrupted by loud snoring. Train supposed to depart for Madras/Chennai at 17:10. Actually departed at 17:50. Still about 12 hours to make up the time.
Continued reading Brave New World.
Indian coffee is very nice-I think because it has the texture of hot chocolate.
Palghat Junction 21:49pm.
Erode Junction 12:42am
Arkkonam Junction 6:30am
Arrival in Chennai approx 8:00am.
Total of 15 hours, 3 hours late.