Not Salem, Oregon

Our arrival in Salem (not Oregon, Tamil Nadu State) was our first experience of real urban traffic; traffic where inches matter. David said one simply had to get in “The Zone.” David is our Zone Player. On the main roads, trucks and buses ran us off the road head on, but always with consideration into the dirt. India is criticized for their transportation infrastructure and needs to be developed before economic development can be sustainable. It definitely seems a problem.

The rawness of the physical world and diversity of characters of the agricultural hubs --and not so hubby -- is what makes India for us so far.