Day 4 - Kalakho to Jaipur
Today is day 4 of riding which finishes up our first week on the bikes. We are in Jaipur for two nights with one day off to “rest” or go out and tour the temples. The one constant on this trip is the air pollution. It’s always there, and that has been a bit hard to take. The smog is here every day, there are no clear skies with vistas that are free of smog. I hope we do eventually get out of the smog at some point.
The roads are rough in places, we had long stretches of gravel today, big bumps, potholes steep inclines for a bit, but we made it through.
We rode into Jaipur on the freeway, literally the freeway, like riding down the shoulder of I-5. The traffic was intense as we got closer to the city. If it had not been for one of the other tour riders staying by me, THANK YOU John, I would not have made it to our hotel. It gets so confusing when you are in this huge mass of tuk tuks, buses, trucks, cars, motorcycles surrounding you to even see where you are going… somehow it just works to move with the traffic flow. You definitely have to be focuses and aware of everything around you.
Heres a video my friend Rich made of our approach into Jaipur
Today was a shorter ride 58.75 miles with 1,448ft of climbing.
see my ride route on Strava:
My friend Rich, put up a VR video of the ride through a small village on his YouTube channel if you want to check it out.
Wow a real adventure! = Outcome unknown! Stay aware, keep posting and return home safely!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mark, it is a real adventure that’s for sure. Caution is the BIG word for every day we’re riding.
DeleteErrie: we are loving your journey…SO GLAD to be with you! Sending prayers everyday. Go Dog Go!!!🥰
ReplyDeleteThanks Shawne, keep up the prayers, I need them, haha
DeleteLooks like you’re doing great Erin! Worst roads I’ve ever ridden in Cuba so I can relate. Hope you enjoyed your rest day. Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve, yes horrible roads come and go here in India, some can be challenging. Hope you had a good trip to Cuba!
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