Wednesday, Mar 18th, Mumbai, India

Greetings!

Today, we flew to Mumbai, Maharashtra from Baga, Goa.   The flight was only 90 minutes, but getting to and from the airports consumed the day.  We were impressed by the many large billboards in Mumbai on the way from the airport to the hotel which promoted Coronavirus protection techniques.  Our driver (Roy) said they had been up about ten days, and it's certainly a serious public health messaging.

So while we're talking about the virus, we have some news.  It has closed down virtually all of the places we have left to see on our tour, and is threatening to close the airports.  So we've decided to cut the trip short by nine days and go home.  There is one flight tomorrow night near midnight that will take us back through Singapore and on the San Francisco on Friday morning.  Assuming not too long a delay getting through the U.S. Customs and Immigration system, we should be home by 1pm.

I do want to throw one more photograph in for my friends at Coastwalk.  Mumbai is built on a series of islands that were connected via infill.  In order to protect access to the coast, the city is building a coastal road to insure a pedestrian trail.  It's just begun, but the locals are excited.

This evening, we went out to walk the neighborhood around the hotel.  We'll do it again tomorrow while we wait for the flight. There were quite a few locals sitting out on the waterfront near the Gates of India.  I suspect they, like us, may be enjoying what may be the last of the tourist days for a while.

To see the photos we took today, click on: Wednesday, Mar 18th, Mumbai, India.