I haven't even left yet and I'm running into problems!!!! Just after I booked my trip I contacted the Indian Consulate numerous times to find out the fastest and easiest way to get a visa. Each time I was told something different, but the one consistent message I received was that it was possible to get it in three days if you go directly to the Consulate in Vancouver. So instead of mailing things in, I waited until I got to Van. This gave me a week before I left for Hawaii. Plenty of time right...??
Not so much. I went to the Consulate early this morning with all my documentation, gave it to the teller only to find out it will take 5 to 7 business days. WHAT!!!!! I FLY OUT NEXT MONDAY!!!! What all of the previous representatives forgot to mention to me was that they only process visa's in 3 days if there has been an emergency such as a death in the family or illness. FUCK!!! Pardon the language. I tried offering more money, then a little more money, then let a tear or two fall....No such luck in getting it any faster.
So, I may have to cancel Hawaii and start in Fiji. Oh wait...Fiji is recovering from massive flood damage, I may have to start in New Zealand.
AUUUGGG!!! Man I really don't know about this trip. As I found out about Fiji, I also heard that a cyclone just went through Bali and other parts of Indonesia killing 16 people....I'm getting the feeling I should have stayed on Cortes.
Sigh.....I really hope this isn't a sign of things to come.
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