Leaving the camp around 0800 it had been well light for a couple of hours and the temperature had gone from cool to comfortable. There were those in a previous group who complained about freezing in the evening but I guess I didn’t get the memo.
We stopped at an industrial salt works along the drive. Commercial only, they get the salt in large loads, crush it to a uniform size then bag for sales. Many of the local dyeing and other industries use a fair amount of salt.
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- salt as it comes
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- the milling machine
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- and bags of salt (clearly labeled not for human consumption)
Along the road
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- road side vegetable stand
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- and without the fancy stand
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- Indian horned cattle
A short stop at the hotel finally (think 1400+ and more than a few stops) and we were off again. First at a textile location where there were hand knotted carpets and block printed textiles
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- the blocks are carved out of teak
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- and stamped by hand
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- in one color after another
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- two colors
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- four colors prior to oxidation
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- the dye is set in the sun x2 days or salt water for quickness
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- winding off skeins and hand knotting fringe
than following that to a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu before finally getting to a wonderful supper. It was late when we arrived back at the hotel and I pretty much wiped out.
