Pat and Andrew survived their long, hot day in the sun. Temps were in the 90's today and there just is no place to escape the heat out on the athletic fields. Andrew ran hard and qualified for the finals in both the 200 and 50 meters. Here's a shot of the crew representing Indus...
We are quite leery of open fields here in India. I have not blogged at all about the snakes here, but they are prevalent - and deadly. There are more than 270 species of snakes in India, 60 of which are venomous! Vipers, pythons, cobras... all the big ones. Everyone here has the snake catcher's mobile # on their speed dial list. 2 weeks ago we had a 4 foot long venomous snake in OUR YARD!! Yikes! You need to be especially careful in big open fields (oh, did I mention the track competition was in a BIG OPEN FIELD!). Check out Lauren running through said field...
As we departed the field... we saw a group of locals gathered on the roadside, some with their cell phones snapping pictures. I knew instantly it was something amazing - because trust me, nothing surprises the locals here. We pulled over to see what the fuss was all about. It was something amazing alright - 2 cobras performing their rare mating dance ritual. I scrambled for my camera and Pat was able to snap a quick shot of it (forgive him, he is just an amature with the camera) You can just make out the snakes in the direct center of the picture - they were at least 6 footers, standing 4 feet high and completely intertwined and "dancing". It is something that almost never is observed in the wild... lucky us! Thankfully these two were busy at their own party and did not bother slithering around our feet at the track.
We left the field, dropped Taylor off at her bowling party, and headed over to the Hard Rock Cafe to eat. One problem with this plan...The Hard Rock is closed????? A couple of guys out on the street reminded us that tonight is the release of India's election results... so all bars and pubs are closed. It is not legal to sell alcohol for the 3 days surrounding the elections (which were held last month), or on the day the results are announced! This law is part of the effort to avoid violence related to the hotly contested elections. So it was off to Toscano for some italian (no wine though!).
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