Around Vapi

Not much new this week. The heat has moderated somewhat -- only getting up to about 35 or 36 C (upper 90's F). But the humidity is oppressive. I don't do much walking in this heat and sun. Monsoon should start in the next few weeks, then the temperatures will moderate considerably, but the humidity increases -- as if that's possible!

Vapi has "excellent" water service -- it runs 2 hours each day -- most of India is lucky to get one hour of water each day. But a huge amount is lost to leaks like this one spouting from a relatively new pipe. What you can't see is that it's also spraying all over electrical lines running along the ground.

Three dogs at an appliance shop. The two black dogs have collars and are chained in place as guard dogs. The white dog is a street dog that looked to get in on a seat off the street.