Baba was waiting for them some distance ahead and got very upset with both Kaka and Don for not following his instructions.
He stated, "It happened because my original plan was altered."
Thus they had a lesson of what happens if one fails to heed the Master's order. To make matters worse, along the way two of the cars had flat tires.
Soon after the caravan got underway again, it was stopped by a burning tree that was blocking the road. The men had to get out and move it to the side. The headlights of the Blue Bus stopped working and it was difficult to drive at night. Nilu and Kaka had to sit on the mudguards on both sides of the bus, holding flashlights to guide the way.
Baba and the group arrived at Gersoppa at eleven in the night. It was so late they had trouble finding their rest house. They came to a dak bungalow and occupied it, because the ferry was closed. But after unpacking, they found out that the ferry would operate for them and they would be taken across the river to the correct bungalow that had been reserved for them. Baba appeared on the scene and informed the women to get ready to leave immediately. Hearing this, Adi Sr.'s sister Dolly angrily said, "You fool! Don't you see that I am tired?" Baba had a good laugh at this. Dolly was like a mastani and would uninhibitedly say anything to anybody — including Baba.
All left for the next bungalow. At midnight they reached the Mysore Rest House that had been rented, which overlooked the scenic Jog Waterfall.
Early the next morning, Thursday, 4 April 1940, at seven o'clock, they left Gersoppa and, after the cars and bus were again ferried across a river, they reached Karwar twelve hours later, at seven in the evening. Here they stayed for four days at the Grand Hotel which overlooked the sea and hills. The men stayed in a rest house nearby. On the beach, Baba built sandcastles while the women swam.
Vishnu's cousins, Indu and Sushila, arrived in Karwar to help with the cooking. Indu's husband Vishwanath Haldankar helped Chanji arrange accommodation for Baba and the mandali at Amboli and Belgaum. Every evening Baba would listen to Indu and Sushila sing and he praised them highly. This was their first opportunity to have the Master's close contact.