Where's all the boats?

Hello hello,

Well a lot has happened. Had a nice time climbing around Hampi and got to meet Moran there too. Then I was off to Rishikesh but got sick again along the way. Very fortunately I met some fellow travelers that had been to Rishikesh before and they kindly helped me find my way around, a place to stay and even helped me get some medicine. Had a really nice time with them, as we stayed at the same guest house, and enjoyed seeing their creative artwork. I did get to gain some more experience into Yoga as I took one class and tried a Kundalini medatation class too. I also bought a bunch of great books (heavy!!) that have been really interesting, but I've become a walking library again. Swam a lot in the ganga (the holy river flowing through) and once again became grateful for having health again. I met a great sitar player in Rishikesh and we ended up traveling with him to a small mountain city which really reminded me of BC, pine forests, before heading to Kolkata.
Now I'm in Kolkata walking all over trying to make connections with boats as well as other odds and ends that I'd like to do before possibly leaving India. Trying to be present and even though I've got things to do I'm trying to enjoy the moment. I'm looking at it like a small taste of life back in the stable world and it's been good for me. Haven't had too much luck finding boats but today I met a nice guy at the Kolkata customs office that gave me some inspiring advice which is to try a city in Bangladesh called Chittagong. It has a bigger port that hosts many more large container ships.
I wasn't sure whether I wanted to go to Bangladesh but now I feel drawn to go there.
Still there are two docks that I've been recommended to go to for ship travel in Kolkata that I have yet to investigate so I'll see about that too.

Good night, sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite
Kelly