Ladakh 2011: Day Zero OR The Night Before

Thank you, Thank you world, Thank you people, Thank you supporters, Thank you those who encouraged us, and Thank you those who tried but could not make it this time. The moment has come. We launch the rockets tomorrow.

There were many requests, and many aspirations, and many many people who wanted to come along could not. Out of them, again, many said that they wanted to know everything we will do, and everywhere we will roam.

So, for all the supporters of the I've set up this routine where I will try my best to convey daily, to the basecamp how has life been for us. The team at basecamp have access to my inner organs, and will update accordingly on this blog.

I will miss not sending the pics along, but will definitely try to do it whenever I can.

So far so good! Here we go buddies!

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There is definitely a log of adrenalin rush. I am excited about a lot of things. The ride brings along so much. I am excited about thumping all the way to the holiest shrines of the religion of motorcycling but that is not all. I am excited about the team that is riding with me. I am excited about meeting up old friends who I met aquaintances with, as a lone rider, back when I did my last tour.

I try to sleep, but my body is failing me. I call up my sis, who is a doc, and she tells me this is normal for people before the moment of truth arrives. Did she train for being  a doc or a priest?

So, I leave the bed, and hold on to my pack of cigarette. Take a lady out and we dance. I wonder how my cigarette brands have changed over the years. I try to remember some of the best smokes I have had. They turn out to be around my various motorcycle escapades, including the one with villagers in interiors of Rajasthan, sitting under a truck, narrating ghost stories.

I find myself drawn to the mountain curves that I will navigate in the coming days, and I think PEACE.

We leave at 0500 hrs tomorrow. The day will be hectic, and a bit tough on the first time riders. We aim to cover around half a Thousand Kilometers.

Wish me luck! Wish me peace! Wish me symbiosis with the universe!
Wish the world peace! Wish the hills long life! Wish the evil away!

We launch Now!
Ladakh 2011 begins!