Gokarna, India

All we have been doing since we got here is relaxing. It is so nice to be on a warm beach soaking up the vibes here. We are at Kudle beach...a 20 minute walk over a headland from the nearest town...no road. It is a small little traveler/Hindu pilgrimage area. The town is getting ready for Shivaratri (on the 26th), a large celebration of Shiva, one of the most worshiped deities in Hinduism. We are going to stick around for it...they are building some huge wagons with flags and carvings all over them for the festival.
In the meantime, we are practicing with our poi and staff on the beach (poi are 2 wicks on the end of a chain that you light on fire and dance with; and the staff is the same on either end of a stick). By the time we get back to Tahoe, we hope to be good enough to light them for our friends.
Guess that is all to write at the moment. We have been really taking it easy here... if only everything in India was this mellow.