Baba instructed her to pass out bread with tea to the group, and give the cheese to Elizabeth and Eruch, the two drivers. Rano was unaware of Baba's instructions and remarked to Kitty, "I've worked just as hard as Elizabeth and Eruch, and have been up since three in the morning! Am I not to have any cheese? I am also hungry!"
Baba never missed anything. He asked Kitty and Rano what they were talking about, and eventually brought the incident out in the open. Rano felt ashamed and she repented for her outburst.
They started for Hyderabad on 9 December. On the way, Baba said he was hungry. What did he ask for?
Some very peculiar dishes: "Norina's nose, Jafrabadi buffalo, salad of a lock of Mansari's hair, curry of the tail of a frog, and soup of Gaimai's hand!"
Such humorous, delightful interludes were welcome and the time passed happily as Baba distributed puffed rice, peanuts or sweets among the group.
For lunch while traveling they would stop under the shade of trees by the side of the road, and Rano would attend to Walu's dressing. Walu had to be carried in and out of the bus, since she was still unable to walk by herself.
At about seven-thirty in the evening, they arrived in Hyderabad where Chanji was waiting for them 20 miles from the city. He informed Baba about the accommodation he had made and they spent the night in the seraglio of the palace, with their beddings on the floor. Pleader and Walter also arrived that night with Mohammed Mast, Katie, Lakshi and Bhami and all stayed in different areas of the seraglio.
The next day, Baba went with Chanji and some local persons from Hyderabad to look for a more suitable bungalow. They rented the palace of the Nizam's brother Meherali in the Begumpet locality, opposite Jagirdar College. They shifted there that night at ten o'clock. Before going to sleep, Baba held a discussion about the upcoming tour and explained that the bus tour had four main objectives:
First: To contact masts.
Second: To find a suitable place to establish a new ashram or center.
Third: To give the women a chance to see the country and experience a different lifestyle than what they had been leading.
Fourth: To visit the shrines and tombs of saints and Perfect Masters.
Baba discussed the proposed ashram or center plan with various people of the city, and was shown different places in Hyderabad.