Day 181 – 4th October 2014 Leave 9.30am Miles rode 73 Birgunj – Simbhanjyang
I woke with mixed feelings. I was still amused and amazed that I was in Nepal as an illegal immigrant and slightly concerned about the reaction I would get trying to explain the situation to both the Indian and Nepalese customs officers. We rode the short distance back to the border straight through the Nepal […]
Day 180 – 3rd October 2014 Leave 7.15am Miles rode 194 Gorakhpur – Birgunj
What at awful night at ‘Bug Hotel’. The hotel is surrounded by wetlands so mosquitos were everywhere and the room didn’t have air con. The windows were open when we arrived and no doubt mosquitos were laying in wait in the room. To protect myself at night I had to put a sheet / blanket […]
Day 179 – 2nd October 2014 Leave 10am Miles rode 118 Varanasi – Gorakpur
We had 380km to ride today leaving us under 200km tomorrow to cross into Nepal and finish in Kathmandu. We wanted to leave earlier but saying goodbye always takes longer than anticipated. I took the lead and within minutes we were in a maze of small alleyway and had to turn back as we were […]
Day 178 – 1st October 2014 Varanasi
Up at 4.45am to go on a boat trip along the Ganges as the sun rises. Although I was tired it was well worth getting up early to see the dawn activities as Varanasi wakes up. A lazy day back at the hostel sorting IT.
Day 177 – 30th September 2014 Varanasi
After a late start to the day yesterday we were out by 11 and straight down to the Ganges to walk the 2 – 3 km along all of the main Ghats, there are many ghats with different activities from washing clothes at one to taking water buffalo for a swim and cool off in […]
Day 176 – 29th September 2014 Varanasi
Wow, I’m in Varanasi:) A lazy day procrastinating about what time to leave the hostel as chilling out was favourable. Oli had further repairs to carry out on his bike with the help of a fellow overlander. It was 3.30pm When we left and walked the 15 mins to the nearest Gaht where we absorbed […]
Day 175 – 28th September 2014 Leave 10.30am Miles rode 212 Kanpur – Varanasi
I have wanted to visit Varanasi ever since my last trip to India 5 years ago, it has been one of my ‘must places to visit’ for years so as I rode off this morning I couldn’t wait to get there. Having hit a cow and been hit by a car over the last two […]
Day 174 – 27th September 2014 Leave midday Miles rode 177 Agra – Kanpur
I woke and walked out onto the roof terrace to see the Taj Mahal gleaming brightly in the morning sunshine and whilst I will not be visiting as I did 5 years ago drinking my morning tea looking out at it was beautiful. It is beautiful. Before we left I briefly went out in Agra […]
Day 173 – 26th September 2014 Leave 4pm Miles rode Delhi – Agra
Holy cow! Other than the odd trip around Delhi or ‘scooter safari’ in Sri Lanka it was one month ago that I rode my bike and it felt great to pack everything up, say my goodbyes and head off. Oli had to change the cam belt on his bike so he headed off early and […]
Days 167 to 172 – 20th / 25th September 2014 Miles rode 124 Mirissa (Sri Lanka) – Delhi
Lazy days on the beach for my last few days in Sri Lanka, whilst it’s still out of season (the end of monsoon season) the sun shined throughout the day without clouds. Good food and beers (I best not talk about over indulging at one beach party) and extremely friendly people made for a perfect […]
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is a great country to travel in, the people are very friendly and there’s so much to see and do from the beautiful beaches to historical sightseeing. Everyone in Sri Lanka is so happy, I don’t think I’ve seen such a high percentage of people smile in a country before. Other than Colombo […]
Day 166 – 19th September 2014 Leave 3.30pm Miles rode 26 Galle – Mirissa (Sri Lanka)
Having stayed a couple of days in Galle it’s time to move on so after a very lazy day at 3.30 we rode south to a perfect picture postcard tropical beach. Not coach tour touristy but a very cool small beach with our room on the beach so it’s a few paces to the bar […]
