Kanyakumari continued

Okay, so there are like five different ways this town is spelled.

Bars is this town are all underground...meaning down at least ten steps and dark (as opposed to Mamallapuram where anything edible is found only on rooftops). The first one we went to we couldn't even see it was so dark and they wouldn't let us play cards. The second one had a plastic palm tree wall covering with a bald eagle on it and felt like (as Madeline put it) a church basement.

The puppies were gone this morning and we fear the worst.

We took a train to Trivandrum where once we arrived an old man wanted my seat so badly when we left the train that he shoved everyone out of the way and basically lifted me out of it. There were people sleeping on the luggage racks. Tomorrow we head to Perriyar, the largest wild animal park in India...but we are advised not to hike because "leeches make it impossible." Boat tours are available though. Phew.