The best day yet today, down stunning mountain roads from Kodai, across the plains then up through spectacular tea plantations that carpeted endless rolling hills – without doubt the most movingly beautiful road I have ever seen.
Two days riding left, then one days rest before heading back to the UK. I feel like I could ride acroos India for months, and hope that very soon I will… Still, this has been an introduction beyond all expectations. I highly recommend it! Hasta pronto!
Sin
28 Feb 06 at 4:40 pm
“I feel like I could ride across India for months, and hope that very soon I will…”
Come on, Ben, there’s podcasts and posts to be done.
Cascade DuSel
28 Feb 06 at 10:13 pm
Ben and President George Bush in India at the same time… A coincidence? hmmmmm???
Rafe
1 Mar 06 at 1:26 am
Hi Ben,
glad to hear you are safe and well and enjoying the trip. I knew
you’d love it! Looking forward to your stories! How’s the podding going?
Un abrazo,
Rafe.
Beth Smaligo
2 Mar 06 at 6:49 am
Hola, Ben. WO! You’re in India? How are you communicating with people there? Do you ou have a translator? Funny….you’re fluent in Español now, and then you go to India (and I have no idea what language they speak there!). Adiós. (Within this message, you just saw the limits of my knowledge de Español. –Beth Smaligo
mandi
2 Mar 06 at 10:23 am
munnar – pretty pretty or very pretty, but save this…
i grew up there, and for a fact, the best is still hidden to the world
as selfish as it sounds, the inner places r outstanding
anyways biking through India sounds great i must say
whens next plan?
Ben
2 Mar 06 at 2:12 pm
Next plan? Biking round the entire Iberian peninsular coast. Anyone up for it?
Ben
5 Mar 06 at 7:56 am
Beth – they all speak English in Southern India, so no problems there!
Ben
Sin
5 Mar 06 at 11:07 am
Your descriptions of the amazing countryside reminded me of motorcycling round Spain some years ago.
The wide open landscapes of Extremadura; the ‘wild-western’ desert in Almeria; the breathtaking views over the passes of the Picos de Europa; and, of course, serendipity round every corner. No tigers, no fever, stomach OK, ‘skid marks’ rare, lovely smells (mostly), lovely people.