The masonry layout
18 March 2019
Cuttack to Bhadrak. 10 March. 103km. We were on the road by 7am, feeling guilty for having had to wake Bapu up to say good bye, but we had a big day to cover and wanted to be on the road early – and as has been the case recently we were already sweating […]
12 March 2019
Sambalpur to Redhakhol – 75km As we have already mentioned, we are on our way to the Bangladesh border, so our cycling over the next week-or-so is very much functional; we’re not planning to stop to sightsee unless it happens by accident! One thing we have noticed recently as we have transited east is that […]
10 March 2019
We mentioned the Royal Enfield motorcycle in a previous post as the bike that most men in India aspire to own. However, they are expensive and there’s a waiting list to get one! Though we see these motorcycles often, the numbers are nothing in comparison to the gazillions of Honda/Heros that there are on the […]
8 March 2019
Derrekasa to Rajnandgaon. 75 km. 2 March. After a breakfast of poha and chai we got a tribal farewell from Ushakiran and her sister. We were sad to leave them and their lovely peaceful way of life – and they wanted to know when we would be back, so they obviously didn’t mind […]
5 March 2019
So, after our luxurious stay in Tadoba we’re back to chapati (bread), pani (water) and basic accommodation…oh, how the mighty have fallen! Tadoba to Pauni – 117km We’d promised Deepak, our fantastic safari guide, a photo with our loaded bikes before he set off for his safari first thing in the morning. As we had […]
2 March 2019
A quick note on the present political situation between India and Pakistan. The current tension is a long way away from where we currently and we are heading in the opposite direction, so we don’t feel worried or unsafe in anyway. But we are keeping up to date with it all, and should things change […]