SIX MONTHS...AND COUNTING

We are just about six months away from "launch" for Bicycle India 2007. We plan to fly to India on December 26, 2006 and begin our trek two days later. Hard to believe we are this close; the months are rolling by quickly. There is still much to do by way of preparation and training.

Summer weather in the American Midwest on a hot, sunny day is similar to weather in India in January. January is one of ten dry months in India; the rains fall mostly in August and September. The rest of the year is mostly hot and dry. We experienced 85-degree Fahrenheit weather in Kolkata, Mumbai, and Hyderabad in late January and early February of this year.

Photo: Cyclists in Kolkata transport freight from place to place in the city. This tricycle is a common commercial vehicle on the streets and roads of India.