Probably the best sleep in months!
Yes, the last line was my explanation to why we did not leave up early at 0800 as mentioned in the last post!
Well... that's called flexibility for a change.
The ride when I look back at the day, has not been so smooth as I had imagined it would be. It has been .. ummm.. yes... tough.... and .... adventurous.
We are done another couple of Hundred Kilometers, and we are not at the station we planned to halt at. We are in a small place called SAMBA, which is about a Hundred Kilometers before Udhampur, our planned stop.
HOWEVER!
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. We are thumping hard, this second day. Gods were either in an extremely funny mood, or they did not like the subtle arroagance of the riders of the machine. They sent some fragments our way, and our bullets roared even louder, spat some fire, and kept us on road. However, our bodies did give way to some of the attack. One of our man is down today with stomach trouble; man is vomiting everything he is eating. If he doesn't eat, heat is going to get him soon.
No, he is not going to end up an aspirer. Man's got stamina; man's got zeal; and above all, man's got the medical team stationed back in Delhi to take our call and advise at the smallest of our calls. We reported situtation to base camp in Delhi, and they told us what exactly to do. We did the same. Man looks good. Those tablets have worked, and he will thump alright....
Well, to be honest, we have been going rather good on the bikes. Two little problems - a bolt from the engine got lost from one of them, and on another one, the kick jammed. Little problems! Really, the bullet enfield is like open source code. Open up easily; debug easily; shut back easily; integrate easily; thump your way to glory!
I am promising pictures when I return. Till then, make do with whatever you have.
Cheers,
Team Ladakh 2011
Samba, about a 600 km on the meter!
Yes, the last line was my explanation to why we did not leave up early at 0800 as mentioned in the last post!
Well... that's called flexibility for a change.
The ride when I look back at the day, has not been so smooth as I had imagined it would be. It has been .. ummm.. yes... tough.... and .... adventurous.
We are done another couple of Hundred Kilometers, and we are not at the station we planned to halt at. We are in a small place called SAMBA, which is about a Hundred Kilometers before Udhampur, our planned stop.
HOWEVER!
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. We are thumping hard, this second day. Gods were either in an extremely funny mood, or they did not like the subtle arroagance of the riders of the machine. They sent some fragments our way, and our bullets roared even louder, spat some fire, and kept us on road. However, our bodies did give way to some of the attack. One of our man is down today with stomach trouble; man is vomiting everything he is eating. If he doesn't eat, heat is going to get him soon.
No, he is not going to end up an aspirer. Man's got stamina; man's got zeal; and above all, man's got the medical team stationed back in Delhi to take our call and advise at the smallest of our calls. We reported situtation to base camp in Delhi, and they told us what exactly to do. We did the same. Man looks good. Those tablets have worked, and he will thump alright....
Well, to be honest, we have been going rather good on the bikes. Two little problems - a bolt from the engine got lost from one of them, and on another one, the kick jammed. Little problems! Really, the bullet enfield is like open source code. Open up easily; debug easily; shut back easily; integrate easily; thump your way to glory!
I am promising pictures when I return. Till then, make do with whatever you have.
Cheers,
Team Ladakh 2011
Samba, about a 600 km on the meter!
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