Tuesday 15th April

Ramnad

Yesu looked so surprised to see us when we turned up all sweaty and exhausted on his doorstep. About ten minutes later the word had reached Jerry and he ran round as soon as he heard we were back. Everyone looks different, but really they don't - it's just the way memory distorts things. Miss Shanti is as beautiful as ever and we have Sunny once again! The HM is just as nice, the Rev just as insane and everyone is only too well aware that we are leaving for good in less than a week.

Our dear friend Muthu came to see us when we were at the Rev's house last night. He's changed his story, apparently he DIDN'T take my camera but WAS going to return it! Yeah, right. That doesn't mean that you're going to come to the beach with us you worm. Liar.

We went to see Anandaraj and Idayavani in Madurai, and said lots of things about Rev Athisayam's 'help' with our stay that I regret now (we regret now!). Anandaraj worries far too much and literally worships England. It's very annoying because he kept going on about Indian buses and trains and people and how rubbish / dirty / miserable they are. He thinks that English people are always smiling! Poor deluded chap. That's what comes of only seeing Sellyoak.

It's a very weird feeling, whoever we talk to wants to spend all of their time with us which is only fair, but you always get to a point where the only thing left to do is leave. We haven't seen Mrs Juliet yet. Only six days to go... I just want to go home now, I've come to that point, like the conversations, where there is only one thing left. The flight. I've reconciled myself to the 'fact' of leaving now.