DAY THIRTY FOUR.. 42.50 miles (68.4 km) Today’s ride was through a tiger reserve and then an elephant sanctuary. No animals in sight apart from cows, all fenced up together…
DAY 33.. Boudh to Charichhak
DAY THIRTY THREE.. 21.61 miles (34.8 km) A short and easy ride to a hotel just 37km away. We’ve decided against a herculean journey up the ghats (hills) to Phulbani,…
DAY 32.. Binka to Boudh
DAY THIRTY TWO… 48.22 miles (77.6 km) True to form, our morning ride was in rain. In an attempt to cut down on weight I had discarded my rain coat…
DAY 31.. Debrigargh to Binka
DAY THIRTY ONE… 42.35 miles (68.2 km) We’ve made it (43 miles) to Binka, a dusty town with one hotel (adequate, not super clean) but with a busy restaurant thankfully….
DAY 30.. Debrigargh Wildlife Sanctuary
DAY THIRTY Up at 5.45am and bed tea at 6.15am. This time we are off for a walking safari. Set off intrepidly, guide carrying a sturdy metal pole, just in…
DAY 29.. Debrigargh Wildlife Sanctuary
DAY TWENTY NINE Woken 6.15am by a boy bringing chai. Why? We were having a lie in. The meals routine in this place means there is little time to get…
DAY 28.. Shivrinarayan (taxi lift to Debrigargh)
DAY TWENTY EIGHT The effects of poisoning still continue. Night sweats, weakness, nausea. We’ve decided to change our schedule and head for a rural jungle retreat, deep in Odisha’s heart….
DAY 27.. Bilaspur to Shivrinarayan
DAY TWENTY SEVEN… 41.63 miles (67.0 km) A difficult night, feeling very nauseous. Woke 5.30am and set off on a cycle ride, mercifully flat, with even a little downhill, however,…
DAY 26.. Bilaspur (day of recovery at the Marriot)
DAY TWENTY FIVE More cyclists from Chhattisgarh Cycling Club show up in the morning at the Marriott to meet us. They come armed with a bouquet of flowers for me…
DAY 25.. Kota (pick-up truck lift to Bilaspur)
DAY TWENTY FIVE A bad start and a very bad end to yesterday. Our meal was a bowl of kedgeree which we shared. It seemed rather meagre. My plate had…