1) Sangli Rotary Club - We saw their "health club" and the Jaipur Foot project wherein they provide free prosthetic feet and legs to people who need them.
Rotary gives four new people the ability to walk.
2) After that we took another hospital tour.
Great statue outside of the hospital.
3) Lunch at a vineyard owned by a Rotarian. Wine was provided, and now I know why Indians are not famous for their wine.
Bad, bad Indian wine.
4) Tour of afore-mentioned vineyard and winery.
Tasty Sangli grapes!
Bernie has a way with women and wine.
5) Tour of a Rotarian's textile factory, followed by tea.
6) Tour of another Rotarian's raisin factory (Sangli is known for its grapes) followed by another tea.
Lots and lots of raisins in cold storage.
7) Presentation outside the Sangli Rotary Club, followed by a cultural dance performance and a light dinner at 10:00 PM.
We finally got back to Kolhapur around 11:30 PM, but the guy who was driving me back to my host's house got lost. Then he seemed to get mad at me because I couldn't remember which house it was. Um... okay.
Today's schedule looks like a repeat of yesterday's. It seems that every Rotary club we land in wants to show us EVERYTHING! about their town and projects. It's a little exhausting. I think I would feel a lot better if it weren't for these damn mosquito bites.
But I'm trying to view it all as a lesson in tolerance and gratitude. I'm lucky because in a few short weeks, I will be on a plane back to my über-comfy life in my developed country. With both feet in tact. So for me, this discomfort is temporary. For others, not so much.