TO SAGAR

POST #31

TO SAGAR…ROUGHLY. Today’s ride was just about as rough as yesterday’s. Maybe it seemed that way because we were still sore from yesterday. Thus far, we’ve found National Highway 26 to be bone jarring. The good news is: NH 26 is being upgraded to four lanes as we write. The tough news is: current construction makes a pot-hole riddled road worse for the moment. Still, we held up, our equipment held up (still only one flat tire for the trip!) and we made it safely to Sagar after 86 kilometers / 53 miles. We’ve ridden six straight days. We’ve put 2,388 km / 1,481 mi behind us. We’re ready for a rest day. Photo: John and Bob take a downhill fast!

THANKS, MVM. Our riding companions from Maharashtra Village Ministries left us after we arrived in Sagar. These riders, who were accompanied by MVM founder D. B. Kuhlothungen, rode well and brought great heart to our team from Nagpur to Sagar. Who can ever forget your spirited singing at 5:00 am? Thanks, guys. Best wishes to you, Kuhlo, MVM, and your families. We will welcome a new team of Indian riders and host when we start riding again on Thursday. Photo: a series of rapids under a bridge we crossed.

READY FOR THE LAST LEG. Our journey enters its last leg on Thursday. In a little over a week, we anticipate riding onto the streets of New Delhi. But the remaining 6 or 7 days of riding call for covering 812 kilometers / 503 miles. We’ve been told the road becomes less rough after Sagar. We hope so. Regardless, we’re determined to make it to New Delhi, whatever conditions we find. We’re in perseverance mode.

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