Today we met up with Deval and his friends and went to Elephanta Island. All six of us caught the train and sat in first class which the only difference from 2nd class was the fan and there was more space. The train ride took around 45 min. We drank coffee and then took the ferry from the Gateway of India to the island. We reached the island and took a mini train to get to the destination-it was very touristy. Indians had to pay 10 rps and foreigners 250! I really had to go to the bathroom so Deval’s friend was kind enough to walk me to the toilet so I wouldn’t get ripped off. The toilet was far away and the whole expedition took about 20 min. We both missed the first cave and I felt bad because I dragged him along. We did finally see the first cave briefly which had the best statues and beautiful carvings. I wish I could’ve stayed longer. My stay was to short and a lady tried to con me by having me take a pic. of her and then asking for money. There were monkeys and cows walking around and a tiny museum. I couldn’t help thinking that I didn’t learn much from my rock art class that I could remember and apply to this site. We caught the last ferry back. Then, we ate at Mcdonalds which was an experience. We got Veggie macs and fries. It was surprisingly tasty. Then we took the train back and sat in the mens coach so Deval could give us directions back.