Road trip

We rented a taxi for a day and 3 scholars (PhD students) took us on a road trip to Udupi. 



We drove an hour to Shrilaxmi's home where we enjoyed delicious upma from breakfast.  Here Shrilaxmi is with her father-in-law.  Her husband was teaching computer science at a nearby university which we visited. 

 



We visited one Christian church and Jain and Hindu temples. The diversity of language and religion here is remarkable.   

 

We drove to the coast and took a small boat to St. Mary's Island which is small and uninhabited.  Here our gracious hosts are on one of the odd vertical rock formations at a nice cove. 




We left the Island at sunset then ate a good dinner at an outdoor restaurant on the coast.  Kathy and I had seafood while our hosts had veg dishes.  Then we were driven back to NITK, the end of a good long day.