Boring blog post.

Quick update - we went a whole day without breaking down!!! Admittedly we didn't actually do any driving but still - got to celebrate the small victories in life. We had our first rest day and stocked up on sleep, good food and hot showers before getting back into the inevitable swirl of early rises, frequent break downs and dubious guest houses. All agreed that Mumbai is a truly fantastic place. The first evening we treated ourselves to a top notch afghani place called Khyber previously frequented by big names such as Prince Charles, Shakira and Freddy Flintoff - all for less than £20 a head so thank you to the strong sterling for that one. An entertaining taxi ride home followed, with all 5 of us marvelling at just how quiet his car engine was (we're very used to the loud growling of our rickshaws) whilst enjoying an impromptu performance of Jai Ho by our cabbie, who actually knew all those words that we enthusiastically mumble. Having been far too British about getting on the train the next morning (the first one pulled away in a blur of pointy elbows and general lack of queuing etiquette), the team got set up in Southern Mumbai with more delectable delights, this time in the form of brunch. An enjoyable afternoon of sightseeing, shopping and seaside relaxing ensued with Gee and Alice having the added bonus of learning that the UK has more than the previously assumed 6 million people. Whilst nice to have a rest, every loud, ugly sounding engine left us turning our heads in expectations of seeing our babies and expectations are high heading into the next leg of driving to Pune to see our sponsors Idox before continuing further South to the beaches of Goa.