Monsoon Season

I am in the Mumbai airport, on my way from Ahmedabad to Calcutta, after multiple flight re-routings, cancellations, and delays. I've had a pretty good time so far, but have had to get up before 5am every day. We've seen an oil refinery, steel mill, captive natural gas plant, liquefied natural gas terminal, and the inside of multiple 5-star hotels. Now begins the 'roughing it' part of the tour. The rural energy content begins tomorrow when we travel to an island in the Ganges Delta too far from the mainland for grid-connected energy. Instead they have used solar electricity and wind-diesel hybrid systems, and we are heading to study whether the successes there can be replicated throughout India. Hooray for malaria medication! After a few days in Calcutta, the tourist part of this trip starts. We head to Agra for a day to see the Taj and the Red Fort, and then go up into the Himalayas for three days for some trekking and small village-goodness. Won't be able to post any pictures for a while, but have no fear, they're coming.