If this Rickshaw Run didn’t seem real yesterday, or the day before,… it certainly does now – we haven’t even had the chance to test drive or little orange-coated beauty like the others have, so Gordon was elected as Day One Driver… phew!
Bags on board all 60 odd teams lined up and were waiting for the flag for the race to commence! There’s such a sense of comradery and the rickshaws oozed colour and excitement! So off we went, first in tow of other teams but soon we were all going our different ways for our own individual adventures! It’s so much fun, I couldn’t stop smiling.
Gordon took to the driving like a duck to water and we all gasped at the views we met, like going uphill across the western ghats, quite a sight! I think we did quite well to navigate seeing as the road systems are so different – most of them on the way to Belgaum weren’t in any fit state, so Katie and I ended up covered in dust, but as far as first days go,… this was a fantastic one!
WOO HOO!!! I'm so excited for you ! I wanna be there every step of the way, so just keep the posts coming. I wanna taste the parched, dusty heat, be blowing it out of my nose at the end of the day and feeling the quesy sensation in the pit of my bowels. I wanna feel the bumps as you hit every pothole. Such a great adventure! How are the team are they as nuts as you? Can you post a route map to the blog too? That we I can track your progress...
ReplyDeleteWow back home's all good - the grey basement must seem pretty far away now...well it IS pretty far away!
Take care and kick ass.
Stu
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