I have already mentioned the strange ´coincidences´ of how Betty and I kept bumping in to each other in Spain over several years without really getting to know each other. And how I found out she moved to Auroville near Pondicherry where I was heading. It was lovely seeing her here settled in after only 6 weeks and very happy.
On my last morning at hotel Ginger, Ponticherry I got chatting to a very attractive, mature, well educated India man at breakfast. I thought, hallo, hallo….this is getting interesting. He said, “I saw you yesterday in a restaurant near the ashram”. (the one where I got the whole meal for 55 rupees (75 centimos). “Oh yes. This is looking hopeful”, says I to myself. Then with another sentence my hopes were dashed… “I was there with my wife and son.” :(
Later that day at Auroville (8 kilometres away) I met him again with his family. Weird.
Then a young German man and I got chatting. His mother lives in Javea and he knows Oliva!
Another one…Ten days (and several hundred kilometres away) ago I had been seated next to a delightful English couple on the Ooty train trip. Today they walked into the Auroville Visitor Centre restaurant where I was having lunch. How lovely.
And today, at the Tenderness Guest house a new, handsome man arrived. The guest house has an outside area..kitchen with thatched roof..open sided.. where we guests can sit. It´s been super chatting to like-minded people from different countries. Well this new man was walking around the garden area singing OPERA! What a beautiful voice. He then came to sit beside me and ..guess what? He´s from Valencia!!! His name is Jose Enrique Requena Vilar and his web is www.elcaminodelavoz.com. Check him out!
So many ´coincidences' that I feel a great connection here. I have also met a lovely solo traveller, Sue from Sheffield and we've been having a good time. Last night we attended a Classical Indian dance class!!!! So maybe my future will be in Bollywood!
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More on Auroville to follow...what a place.
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