I woke up at 6 am to catch our safari bus to the Ranthambore national park. Lucy had a touch of delhi belly the previous night so decided not to come. We had been told to wrap up warm the previous night which turned out to be good advice as we drove through the cold … Continue reading Ranthambore Tigers (CR day 11)
Started the day with an excellent gravelly climb, then another long climb later in the day. Passing through many herds of cows, travelling families and villages full of screaming children racing out to meet us. We arrived into Bundi around midday and after lunch and shower headed out into the town. It's quite a loud … Continue reading To Bundi (Day 9 of CR tour)
We started the day with a 50km ride from Udaipur, as there were quite a few directions to be given so we generally rode as a group meaning a very leasiurely pace. It really was just a warm up for the afternoon. After the first ride, we popped in a minibus and headed to a … Continue reading To Pangarh then to Bijaipur (Day 7 & 8 of CR)
We had an excellent day exploring Udaipur after cycling into the old town. There are huge lakes all over the area which caused the king to move his palace here. The royal family are still in residence at the back of the palace and we were allowed to explore the front. It's a stunning place, … Continue reading Old Udaipur (Day 6 of CR)
Another 7am brekka, on the bikes by 7:30 for a 68km leg. In the words of Bhupesh, our guide, the start of the trip was undulating. Lots of off-road (though they claim it is a road) sections and a fair few motorbikes as we left the town. We're sticking together for the busy sections, which … Continue reading To Udaipur (Day 5 of CR)
Well, from 2hrs out of Jaipur, to Pushkar. Today was awesome. 7am breakfast, 7:30 in the van Cycling at 9:30. It turns out india can be cold! I'm glad I'd read someone else's blog about this trip, as she had suggested a bit of winter gear, and bib shorts with thermals was just right for … Continue reading Cycling Jaipur to Pushkar (Day 4 of CR)
Sorry about the spelling, spellcheck doesn't work when there's no internet and this keyboard is small! No cycling today, instead we got up earlyish and headed out to the Jaipur Observatory, home to the largest sun clock in the world! This place is amazing. Back in the 1700s Jai Singh II began to build all … Continue reading Exploring Jaipur (day 3 of CR)
6:30 am start. Thats 1am in the uk. Luckily my odd naps throughout the previous day (and I mean odd as apparently Gregor thought I was having a stroke as I slurred and eyes fluttered from confused lack of sleep) seemed to have sorted me out slightly and once the light was on we all … Continue reading Meeting our bikes (Day 2 CR tour)
*wordpress is randomly uploading other photos when I try and add them. Apologies. I will fix another time* It was a good flight over, we gave ourselves the standard 3 hours before departure at the airport and were through security and baggage in about 20 minutes! We managed to swag the seats at the back … Continue reading We have arrived!
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