First – 5.5 hour flight from Portland to JFK leaving at 6am
Second – 7 hour layer at JFK – we took the train to the city, walked around, got lunch/dinner, went to a book store, took the train back to airport. 3 hours travel on the trains…
Third – 14 hour flight to Mumbai from JFK arriving at 11pm
Fourth – 1.5 hour delay searching for a hotel in Mumbai. Someone, not me, decided it would be a good idea to not book a hotel before we arrived but instead try and just “wing it”. From now on we are not going to “wing it” – we will book in advance. Also note that when you try and “wing it” you get charged way over price for a dumpy Indian hotel in the middle of god-knows-where. Note some more that so called hotel is in sketchy part of town and there is nothing to walk to which means we are sort of trapped in so-called dumpy hotel until noon the next day watching Indian cable until I feel like I am going crazy!!!!
Fifth – leave for airport at noon for our1 hour flight from Mumbai to Goa.
Sixth – 45 minute cab ride to our apartment.
Total time elapsed from the time we left our house in Portland until the time we “arrived” – 42 hours
Number of meltdowns on my part along the way – 2
Number of meltdowns from the kid – at least 20. These are mainly from jet-lag and being tired and in unfamiliar surroundings. Oh, and bug bites of which she has many and is profoundly disturbed by 
We are having to put soothing lotion on them at least 15 times a day so she doesn’t meltdown…
More later when I have showered (from a bucket) and had a good nights sleep…
February 10, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Sending love while you’re finally having a good night’s sleep. Thank you for sharing your adventure — this is stuff Jason never tells me! When someone asks him how the trip was, he’ll probably say, “Long.” Try soaking Rowan in the bathtub with baking soda (but do you have a bathtub?). Thinking of you always . . .
February 11, 2008 at 7:41 am
I didn’t much care at all for Mumbai when I was there. Not pretty. I also winged it. Everything was over priced from other places I had been and transportation was horrible to and from the airport. Still have yet to figure out what the appeal is for that city. I think it may be cool if you have friends there. I remember staying in a hostel there that seriously looked like a jail. It was near the train station. It had partitions and wierd cots. Are you in north or south Goa? It is a lot nicer there isn’t it? Glad you got there safe. Are there still a lot of Israeli tourists raving there? That is where I spent the millennium. I am getting serious about coming up to Portland in the spring with Rhoen. Love ya Get mosquito nets and tuck them into the bed.
February 11, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Glad you made it Tara, your story only makes me a teeny tiny little bit LESS jealous that you will soon be soaking up the sun, beach, yoga, with your days stretching out before you, eating very spicy Indian food…….enjoy the good times…love, ghretta ,ric, and macy.
February 12, 2008 at 5:03 am
i’m impressed you survived such a trip with a little one!
gives me hope we will return to india sooner then later with ours.
February 13, 2008 at 1:42 am
That sounds like labor! I’m glad you arrived safely. The grey and rain continue here. Enjoy the sun. We miss you. Nicole and Luke
February 13, 2008 at 11:38 pm
Glad you made it Tara, your story only makes me a teeny tiny little bit LESS jealous that you will soon be soaking up the sun, beach, yoga, with your days stretching out before you, eating very spicy Indian food…….enjoy the good times…love, ghretta ,ric, and macy.
February 14, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Is 2 meltdowns a success for a 42 hour journey?
February 15, 2008 at 6:49 am
2 meltdowns is a success