CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN. “On the Twelfth Day of Christmas my true love gave to me...” -- twelve mountains to climb! We rode out of Dharmapuri at 6:45 am this morning and hit our first climb, unexpectedly, around 9:30 am. Glad we got that one out of the way. Oh, my, here’s another long, steady climb. A quick downhill glide…followed by another climb. And another, and another… So, out of 97 kilometers (60.5 miles), we spent over half the day mountain climbing, bringing us steadily up toward the city of Bangalore. We arrived in Hosur around 2:00 pm thoroughly exhausted but also invigorated by the great vistas we’d taken in from these heights. (Note from John: I attached my aero bar to my handlebars at the start of our journey just for the sake of having options for positioning my hands. I never dreamed I’d use the aero bar for sailing down a mountain in India. I coasted over 31 mph (52 kph) on one hill, and I was holding back for the sake of caution.)
TO BANGALORE AND VELLORE. Tomorrow, we are anticipating a relatively short ride (40 km) into Bangalore, India’s technology center. We hope to be at the Free Methodist youth hostel before noon so Bob, Joe, Gope, and Sathisam can travel by vehicle to the Christian Medical College and Hospital at Vellore. There, they will meet with medical teaching staff and administrators in a meeting on Saturday to explore partnership opportunities between Umri Christian Hospital and the Christian Medical College. CMC, by the way, is where Dr. Paul Brand (author of Fearfully and Wonderfully Made and other books) did his significant work with people with leprosy. CMC has been a significant source of medical staffing for Umri Christian Hospital in the past. While the rest of the team is in Vellore, John will tour Bangalore on Saturday afternoon and then speak to two groups on Sunday. The Vellore group will return Sunday evening for a special dedication ceremony at the youth hostel. Busy weekend!Thanks for your interest & involvement. Check back often for updates. Learn more @ www.bikeindia.org.
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