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 […]
Day 165 – 18th September 2014 Galle (Sri Lanka)
A chilled out morning looking around the old fort talking to the fishermen. Oli turned up in the afternoon and at 4pm it started to rain so we found a great ‘local bar’, I think we left there at 10.30.
Day 164 – 17th September 2014 Leave 8.30am Miles rode 192 Kandy – Galle (Sri Lanka)
Today wasn’t a holiday it was an adventure. Oli and I split for a couple of days so ‘scooter Safari’ was ‘solo scooter safari’ today. My destination was Galle in the South and none of the on-line route suggestions took the direct route across the mountains and National Park so I ignored them and headed […]
Day 163 – 16th September 2014 Leave 11am Miles rode 57 Kandy (Sri Lanka)
A day of sight seeing today, scooter safari heading off to a tea factory and then a great ride through tropical forest to see the elephants. A great day.
Day 162 – 15th September 2014 Leave 10.30am Miles rode 67 Sigiriya – Kandy (Sri Lanka)
It’s a great time of year to visit Sri Lanka, it’s off season so very few tourists and the weather so far has been great, assuming you don’t want scorching hot sun all day. It’s hot but not too hot with clouds passing overhead for maybe 50% of the day. It’s monsoon season still but […]
Day 161 – 14th September 2014 Leave 10.30am Miles rode 61 Anuradhapura – Sigiriya (Sri Lanka)
My muscles felt better today so I attempted a run but it was very hot & humid so I didn’t run far, even the monkeys laughed at the slow pace! We had a ride around the ancient ruins and had a couple of brushes with the local constabulary, we were first pulled over so the […]
Day 160 – 13th September 2014 Leave 11.00am Miles rode 119 Negombo – Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)
I woke in pain having done two days of exercise and running! My left calf muscle is very painful and my chest isn’t in the best condition so I feel a day without exercise is best:) Oli and I hired a couple of scooters and headed north up the west coast and then inland to […]
Days 158 & 159 – 11th & 12th September 2014 Negombo (Sri Lanka)
I decided to make the most of the beach and see if I could improve my fitness as I haven’t done any exercise this year! The main problem I will have is that as with everything in my life I either give it my all or nothing (well, very little) so, starting doesn’t mean it’s […]