Going East

This blog will be a bit quiet for a couple of weeks as I prepare to leave for India tomorrow.  There will be joining 6 others on a tour to see wildlife and take in a couple of the World Cup cricket matches.

We start at Tadoba National Park where we stand a good chance of seeing Tigers, Gaur (Indian Bison), Wild Dogs and Sloth Bear.  There are also many bird species and there is a slight chance I might at last catch up with wild Demoiselle Cranes.

We then move to Nagpur to watch Australia take on New Zealand.  After that we fly down to Bangliore for India v England where we will be part-time members of the Barmy Army.  After that we fly across to Kolkata.

From there we enter the mangrove forests and swamps of the Sundarbans.  Another stronghold of Tigers but also Riverine Dolphins and again many species of birds.

There will be many stories to tell on my return.