DAY FORTY ONE 7pm…. The clang of temple bells. Aarti at the ghats is over, but pujas continue all over the city. We are packing our bags for getting on…
Riding to India
DAY FORTY ONE 7pm…. The clang of temple bells. Aarti at the ghats is over, but pujas continue all over the city. We are packing our bags for getting on…
DAY FORTY Sitting in the ashram listening to the young Brahmins who have come here for a kind of school. They are learning the verses they will have to chant…
DAY THIRTY NINE… 27.59 miles (44.40 km) We left our hotel unceremoniously with no send off from the lads. They just sleepily unlocked the door and went back to bed….
DAY THIRTY EIGHT… 49.27 miles (79.30 km) We left Alwar early and cycled out on an easy and flat ride of 50miles. It was a state highway but it was…
DAY THIRTY SIX… 13.11 miles (21.10 km) Set off late due to delay in poha arriving and late chai, not to mention, yet another power cut. We even had to…
DAY THIRTY FIVE… 23.98 miles (38.60 km) At last we get to cycle through the tiger sanctuary! Early morning too. The wardens at the gate too sleepy to notice two…
DAY THIRTY FOUR… 29.39 miles (47.30 km) We are not allowed to cycle through the sanctuary. Apparently, we will be eaten by tigers on our bikes, so we have to…
DAY THIRTY THREE… 31.07 miles (50.00 km) Our requests for tea and Poha were met with great enthusiasm. Our tea arrived before our alarm had even gone off. And poha,…
DAY THIRTY TWO… 47.41 miles (76.30 km) We arrived from Gangapur on easy, and thankfully beautifully surfaced roads through peaceful rural areas and small, though nothing is really that small,…
DAY THIRTY ONE… 47.72 miles (76.80 km) We set off at 7am today, a bit later due to the excessive chill in the air in the early morning. A nice…