Wednesday, March 22, 2017

My Favourite Photos


Namaste!


Day 1

Day 40

Taj Mahal

A reminder of the daily chai stops


The philosophical conversations that took place during bike clinic

Indian boys - "Posers" everywhere!  A very male-centric society

Oh, the beautiful faces you will see....


















Early morning on the bridge

Tiffin box delivery and sort - Churchgate Station, Mumbai


Churchgate Station - Mumbai



Indian Bikes!


"Ice Cream" Hindu Temples


Lunch stops in the shade

They repair everything



Gawd - laundry was a daily chore..... No laundry = no internet 'til it's done!


Henna!

Hand carved teak wood blocks for block printing on fabric

Kiln dried, hand made clay/straw bricks that created so many homes along the way





My 2 favourite guys - Dennis & Morris!!

Daily trip sheet


The flagging tape that guided us every day to our destinations

The Finale

EFI Baby! 
[I rode Every F*cking (fabulous) Inch]

My last day in India....

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

India - the Roads!

Namaste!

How good or bad are the roads in India.  Well they have something for everyone!


Yes, it's a snake - a COBRA that Morris found on the road and picked it up so it didn't get run over, it was alive and well, thank you very much! 
(Peeing in the great outdoors was never the same after that day....)



Mile markers along the way

The "ingredients" for the roads; mostly large and sharp!







Some days were sandy....



Goats on the broken pavement

 Bug collection for the day




"Broken" pavement


Typical community - people, bicycles, animals, big trucks, buses, tuk-tuks, motorbikes and cars


 Brand new 4 lane national highway




My attempt at "selfie" on the bike

These are an example of some of the roughest roads we encountered; we had a few days of this variety




Piling the rocks "just so"- at least he didn't lose any while I was following

Waiting for the train

 Night traffic

On the ferry crossings


Can you spot the Canadian flag?

Then I wondered who "TOD" was, it was nice to read the encouragement along the way to Goa that "TOD" received.....




(Finish 566 km "TOD" Lifecycles)
Tour of Devgad cycling race from Mumbai to Devgad