monkey do

this weekend there was an excursion to elephanta island.
it’s a small island off the coast of south mumbai, and the ferry allows for a great views of the eastern waterfront, port facilities, and petrol refineries, through the smog.



on the island there are requisite souvenir stands, food stalls, and dogs, cats, cows, goats, monkeys. and three small villages. no elephants.




also litter filled marsh, beach front, and former lake, and other environmental hazards to be described later.


the main attraction for most visitors are the caves, but we mostly walked around the perimeter of the island, up some hills, through some trees and back down again avoiding the crowds, and sun. the caves we did see though, were nice.


it was amazing to finally step even just slightly outside of the city.



these girls showed us a little of their village, and seemed to multiply, gremlin style, when close to the water.
and im convinced that mumbai looks most beautiful at sunset.