Kanyakumari

When Jean first came to India in 1983 she went to Kanyakumari, the Southern tip of India, where the three seas meet (Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean and the Lakshadweep Sea) and a spiritually important place.  She met her future business partner who was collecting donations for another illam at the time. 

The film crew wanted to film Jean there and after reading her book I wanted to see the place as well.   

It was a short trip, which was probably good because tensions were high and it wasn’t really until right before we left that everyone seemed to relax.  Jean was stressed, long story but she'd been avoiding Kanyakumari for many years, and the film crew felt rushed, especially when we almost missed the sunset.  

We watched the sunset surrounded by pilgrims bathing in the three seas, and spent the night in a large complex meant for pilgrims, and people attending yoga and meditation retreats.  In the morning we woke up early to see the sunrise and then were able to spend a couple hours sans video seeing the Ghandi museum with a hilarious guide and Jan and I made a quick visit to the Devi Kanyakumari temple before we headed back to Nilakottai.