DAY ONE… We’ve arrived for the next exciting adventure. This time cycling from near Vrindavan where we left off our last ride, and heading out to the Bay of Bengal….
DAY 02… Bharatpur… Diwali
DAY TWO… 9.51 miles (15.3 km) We are sitting on the balcony of our homestay, looking out over the town of Bharatpur. It is about 7pm. It is Diwali here,…
DAY 03… Bharatpur… Keoladeo National Park
DAY THREE… 14.29 miles (23.0 km) We are sitting in the Bharatpur bird sanctuary watching what Tim and I call the ‘jolly birds’ mainly because they are so fat and…
DAY 04… Bharatpur to Fatehpur Sikri
DAY FOUR… 16.65 miles (26.80 km) Our first ride today. We rise at 5.30am for a 6am set off. We have a packed breakfast of omelette and poha with us….
DAY 05… Fatehpur Sikri to Dhaulpur
DAY FIVE… 39.15 miles (63.00 km) After miles of unmetalled roads, deeply rutted and a long stretch where we had to walk through deep sand, Tim finally informs me that…
DAY 06… Dhaulpur to Gwalior
DAY SIX… 46.68 miles (75.01 km) Up at the usual time of 5.30am for a 6.15am set off. We are still in the heart of the Chambal, but apart from…
DAY 07… Gwalior
DAY SEVEN Thank God Diwali seems to be over, but now, its “wedding season”, two large white horses, fully decorated and with obviously inexperienced riders amidst the traffic today, attest…
DAY 08… Gwalior to Dabra (pick-up truck lift to Datia)
DAY EIGHT… 36.23 miles (58.30 km) Woke to the deeply depressing news that Trump is probably set to win the USA elections. What a nightmare. Ride today was through lovely…
DAY 09.. Datia to Orchha
DAY NINE… 33.43 miles (53.80 km) 7.30am. Late set off due to sending Anna off to Orchha in the taxi, having made sure she will be safe. Roads were quiet…
DAY 10.. Orchha
DAY TEN Three of us now suffering with the affliction, unable to eat and explaining to our host that we don’t want to have a ₹1,000/- (£10.00) per head buffet…