Late September mid-term break

At the end of September, we all needed a break – the boys joined their dorm friends on their respective field trips: Coleman’s eighth grade went to DehraDun,

and the eleventh grade boys went rafting near Rishikesh.

Christopher's group camped out near Rishikesh.


Barb and Jeff took the opportunity for a romantic night at an inn: the Glass House on the Ganges, 20km upstream from Rishikesh -– though first our taxi had to brave a landslide and exceptionally narrow way along the cliffs.


And the Ganges River was angrily swollen, swifter than usual.


But the Inn is a true respite, with rose garden and patio overlooking the river, and a path down to a meager beach.




As we watched each of several rafts go by, we wondered whether Chris was on it.



The river water is, as befits its glacial origin, very cold and very silty. It is also very swift and dangerous – Rishikesh is the first place with sufficient shallow inlets for pilgrims to bathe.