Although it did rain during the night, it had virtually stopped by the time we left Narkanda. With only 60km or so we could have a leisurely departure at 10am rather than the 7am we had the previous day. Incidentally, the reason we left so early some mornings was to ensure we arrived at our destination in daylight. Being on Indian roads at night is very risky as you're liable to be mugged by trucks and cars driving without headlights.
So we left Narkanda and the weather only improved. With one chai stop we were back in Simla, horns blaring and engines reving, by 1pm for a big group hug in the Radisson car park.
Today I took it very easy, perhaps it was because it was the last day and I didn't want it to end, or maybe it was finally being presented with the repair bill for my bike the previous evening. Anyhow, I had lost my riding mojo and didn't enjoy the last short ride back as I should. The inter-urban roads are not so enjoyable anyway, the real fun was up above the clouds; we rode there, we fell off there, we stalled there, we crashed there, we thumped there, we got wet there and we lost our biking hearts there. The experience will never be forgotten.
It was certainly an adventure, not a tour, or a holiday. And yet for the team this is their job they do it several times a year and in other exciting places; somehow that must make the "adventure" tag redundant for them and it becomes an everyday event. This detracts slightly from my adreneline hit, but not much. Each person's experiences are unique and what is boring and mundane for one person might be exciting and unique for another. I'll stick to this being "my adventure" and look forward to the next!
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So today you will "BE" Mahatma Gandhi, at least looking like Bapu. Don't forget to wear the rimless glasses.
Actually I rather like the fact that this guy is REPAIRING umbrellas rather than throwing them away. It provides a job for him and it's good for the environment: REPAIR & RECYCLE
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