Thursday 1st July spent the afternoon searching for crystals in the cotton fields about 6 Km from Ajanta. The idea was originally to take a rickshaw but our muslim driver had different plans, and 3 of us ended up on his small 100cc motorbike. Everytime there is a small descent in the road the motor is cut, even if only to save one rupee of fuel.
The women weeding the recently planted cotton fields were very friendly, but as always smiles, and nods of heads were the order of the day.
The calm of the countryside was a welcome break from the continual sound of lorry horns, and the over persistent street sellers of Ajanta, who never seem to give up forcing their goods upon you.
On the way back we ran out of petrol, the driver blaming someone else for stealing his petrol whilst we were in the fields. But Indians don't give up easily, and where there is a will, there is a way. He waved down a passing motor cyclist, held on to his arm, and had a free tow to the nearest petrol station.
Friday morning it would be back on a bus, direction Aurangabad to the Ellora Caves.
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