Although we landed in Mumbai our trip really started when we landed at Chennai, after spending two nights in Mumbai just in case our luggage never arrived with us. The ‘short hop’ was a 100 minute flight, across a bit and down a bit, showing just how big India is.
Currently we’re in Mamallapuram, or Mahabalipuram as it used to be known, or Mahabs as it’s called for short, or, as I call it, Hampi-by-the-sea.
Here’s a short video:
And no missing luggage, that’s a good omen for the rest of your trip
yes, definitely, all the splitting up of each others clothes and spreading amongst all the rucksacks seems like a waste of time now, but glad we went to all the effort and it worked out this way.