WE MADE IT...3,200 KILOMETERS / 2,000 MILES

POST #38

FOG. We rode north out of Kosi in a serious fog. Objects were not visible until about 30 feet in front of you. It was eerie and dangerous. We thought the fog would lift soon, but it persisted most of the way to Delhi. The moisture soaked our clothing and the spray covered our bikes. But it’s not likely anything could have dimmed our spirits or deterred us from making this last day of our cycling journey a bright one.

INTO DELHI. The sun burned the fog away by the time we reached the outskirts of Delhi, the capital city of India. We stopped at our hotel just long enough for Sanjay to drop the trailer and register. The three of us plowed our bikes through thick traffic, our experience of pedaling thru Bangalore, Hyderabad and Nagpur serving us well. We were tired from the day’s 75-mile / 120-kilometer ride, but we were psyched as we rode into Delhi. We’d studied the map of the city enough to know where we wanted to go. This is just about the only time on the trip that Sanjay didn’t need to guide us.

CELEBRATING AT INDIA GATE. We headed straight for the India Gate in old Delhi as our “finish line.” The India Gate is a massive arch, memorializing all India’s war dead. It stands at one end of a grand boulevard on the scale of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. At the opposite end of Rajpath Marg are the Presidential buildings and India’s Parliament (we also visited these sites). Once we reached the India Gate, we lifted our bikes over our heads and celebrated the completion of the cycling portion of our journey. We’d ridden over 2,000 miles / 3,200 kilometers since starting in Nagercoil on December 30. We have much for which to be grateful.

YET TO BE COMPLETED. The cycling portion of “Bicycle India 2007” is complete. The investment portion of the project continues. Until $600,000 is raised for rebuilding Umri Christian Hospital, we will continue to pray for UCH’s revitalization, share about the mission, encourage contributions, enlist more people in involvement, and spread the story. We’re grateful for every donation that has thus far been shared. God bless you. We’re trusting that individuals, families, congregations, service organizations, and charitable contributing entities will see the value of UCH and share in its future.

THANK YOU. We will continue to post to this blog and update all who have been supporting, praying, investing, and serving. Thank you for your prayers and encouragement all along the way. What a difference you have made. God bless you! Namaste!
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