On our last morning at Nongriat, I woke up early, and sat around and took in as much of all the sights, smells and sounds of Serenity Guest House, as possible. A few minutes after I was up, I saw Byron’s wife with sweet sleepy eyes step out, smile and go about her day. Then,…
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Homebody 2. Return of the prodigal sun
I woke up to the memory of the laughter, the night before. The three Aussies at Serenity, George, Luke and Drew regaled us with pictures of their cats and dogs. One of the funniest was Luke’s cat Cfor. As in, Cfor cat. And how hes a happy cat who is so large that you can’t…
Christmas in Nongriat
We soon got used to the rhythm of the guesthouse. Here are some facts: Byron sings like an angel. He is besotted with his wife and sings to her. He has written all this literature about the origin of Khasi people, the story of the villages, local lores, etc. He has five kids, and he…
Living roots bridges
The plan for today was to go to the Living Roots Bridge. The guys in the know made some noise about us passing really close to another spot we were scheduled to visit later during our trip. I didn’t listen to much of it, because I was worried about me making it down the few…
There and back again 