SEVEN THINGS WE NEVER THINK ABOUT IN NORTH AMERICA BUT ASK EACH DAY WHILE CYCLING IN INDIA
2. If water is not coming from a faucet: “Where is the nearest well with a hand pump?” Makes you appreciate running water.
3. Because hot water is not usually readily on tap: “Do you have a hand-held electric water heating rod that I may use?” Makes you appreciate water heaters.
4. Daily reminder to oneself: “Have I taken my malaria prevention pill today?”
5. At an eatery (unless you choose to eat Indian style): “Do you have forks or spoons available?”
7. John’s daily quest: “Internet? Cyber café?” If you’re reading this, we found one in the town this day.
FROM SAGAR TO LALITPUR. We rode 116 kilometers / 70.5 miles today on more rough roads from Sagar to Lalitpur. Not so many potholes as uneven and patched tarmac. Our new team of Indian riders got an immediate baptism in riding such a distance in a day. Yogish, a young man from Nagpur, experienced only our second tire puncture in over 2,400 km today. John fell on an earthen detour while trying to avoid rocks—his third spill of the journey (no injuries except to his pride). Also, one of our Indian riders fell (again, no injuries).
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