Thanks Jim. That's a long way from Saavatthi - 120 yojanas according to
the Dhammapada commentary. It seems he had some celestial help as he
arrived the following morning while the Buddha was on his almsround.

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Anderson" <jimanderson_on@...> wrote:
> Dear Venerable Pesalo,
>
> The Dictionary of Pali Proper Names has an entry for "Suppaara,
> Suppaaraka" in which it says that it is a seaport in India and also
> has:
>
> "Suppaaraka (Skt. Surparaka) is identified with the modern Sopaara in
> the Thaana district, to the north of Bombay." -- p. 1223
>
> Best wishes,
> Jim