India by Royal Enfields – Diary Entry 8 – The Joshimath Road

Summary of India diary entries by Rob Shackleford Diary Entry 8 - The Joshimath Road   Read the other India Diary entries: Diary 1 Start in Mumbai Diary 2 Adventure Begins Diary 3 Up & Down Diary 4 Heading North Diary 5 Into the Desert Diary 6 Across Desert Diary 7 North to Rishikesh Diary 8 Joshimath Road Diary 9 Bike Dilemma Diary 10 Varanasi Insanity Diary 11 Kathmandu and Home   We leave early to ride further north to Joshimath, a town close to the highest mountain in the Indian Himalayas: Nanda Devi. It is one of our chief…
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India By Royal Enfields – Diary Entry 7 – North to Rishikesh

Summary of India diary entries by Rob Shackleford Diary Entry 7 - North to Rishikesh   Read the other India Diary entries: Diary 1 Start in Mumbai Diary 2 Adventure Begins Diary 3 Up & Down Diary 4 Heading North Diary 5 Into the Desert Diary 6 Across Desert Diary 7 North to Rishikesh Diary 8 Joshimath Road Diary 9 Bike Dilemma Diary 10 Varanasi Insanity Diary 11 Kathmandu and Home   Delhi As we arrive from Bikaner into Delhi via our overnight rail trip, the predawn is surprisingly chill. I’m awoken in our crowded sleeper carriage by someone hawking…
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India By Royal Enfields – Diary Entry 6 – Across the Desert

Summary of India diary entries by Rob Shackleford Diary Entry 6 - Across the Desert - Jodhpur to Bikaner Read the other India Diary entries: Diary 1 Start in Mumbai Diary 2 Adventure Begins Diary 3 Up & Down Diary 4 Heading North Diary 5 Into the Desert Diary 6 Across Desert Diary 7 North to Rishikesh Diary 8 Joshimath Road Diary 9 Bike Dilemma Diary 10 Varanasi Insanity Diary 11 Kathmandu and Home In the narrow lanes of Jodhpur, we struggle with our luggage in the dark, nearly treading into the open sewer on a few occasions. We thought…
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India By Royal Enfields – Diary Entry 5 – Into the Desert

Summary of India diary entries by Rob Shackleford Diary Entry 5 - Into the Desert - Jaipur to Jodhpur Read the other India Diary entries: Diary 1 Start in Mumbai Diary 2 Adventure Begins Diary 3 Up & Down Diary 4 Heading North Diary 5 Into the Desert Diary 6 Across Desert Diary 7 North to Rishikesh Diary 8 Joshimath Road Diary 9 Bike Dilemma Diary 10 Varanasi Insanity Diary 11 Kathmandu and Home We are up early and, for fun, are photographed in the beautifully decorated reception lounge of the Umaid Haveli Hotel in Jaipur. Most places we have…
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India By Royal Enfields – Diary Entry 4 – Heading North

Summary of India diary entries by Rob Shackleford Diary Entry 4 - Heading North Read the other India Diary entries: Diary 1 Start in Mumbai Diary 2 Adventure Begins Diary 3 Up & Down Diary 4 Heading North Diary 5 Into the Desert Diary 6 Across Desert Diary 7 North to Rishikesh Diary 8 Joshimath Road Diary 9 Bike Dilemma Diary 10 Varanasi Insanity Diary 11 Kathmandu and Home Day 4 on the road This morning, at our emergency stop at Jalrapatan, Kyle's bike magically works. It might have stopped because of something as simple as overheating, so we begin…
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India By Royal Enfields – Diary Entry 3 – Up and Down

Summary of India diary entries by Rob Shackleford Diary Entry 3 - Up and Down Read the other India Diary entries: Diary 1 Start in Mumbai Diary 2 Adventure Begins Diary 3 Up & Down Diary 4 Heading North Diary 5 Into the Desert Diary 6 Across Desert Diary 7 North to Rishikesh Diary 8 Joshimath Road Diary 9 Bike Dilemma Diary 10 Varanasi Insanity Diary 11 Kathmandu and Home On the Road - Day 2. To Indore in Central India Morning we are a little grumpy. As we pack, we chat with the camping resort owner, who probably saw…
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