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| Getting ready to go. Not an Enfield Bullet, but my trusty Tiger was a useful bike to practice on. | A child acrobat on a temporary tightrope |
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| Robinson Crusoe huts were hot, cramped and very unstable – but a welcome rest | Salt pans early in the morning | |
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| A little more cargo would sink it | School kids waiting for the bus | |
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| Single track – 2 way road. Might is Right so our bikes had to take to the dirt if anything came the other way | Starting to feel at home on my trusty Bullet | |
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| 35 hairpins to get to this view | ||
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| Great kids – everywhere we stopped | Vegetable thali lunch – that’ll be 20p | |
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| Executive Chef and Maitre’d | The family also lived in this one room restaurant | |
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| Distribution of pens to village kids | ||
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| Sleeping arrangements for 40 | Bustling vegetable market | |
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| The Famous Silver Surfers with private coach | Total novice rider, Bas, could show a few the way home | |
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| Beware, crossing elephants | Now its my turn to get past! | |
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| Bit slower than the Enfield | Wild boar at a watering hole | |
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| Deer, on the alert for hungry tigers | Is that a silver surfer up a tree? | |
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| Cows have right of way | Rest day at The Jungle Hut, the best swimming pool in the world | |
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| Cool blue light in the hills | ||
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| Spice plantations – imagine the aroma | Tea Plantations. The chi (sweet tea) brewed at the side of the road was superb | |
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| Regular water stops critical in the heat | Go all the way to India to meet Julian and Hugh from the next village at home. | |
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| Good to get out of the sun | Simon, the inspirational leader of EnduroIndia | |
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| The Green Team with Star Team leader, Martin (bottom left) | ||