Firstly – aplogies for our tardiness in sending an update – it has not been without trying – internet access has been difficult to say the best. In fact the places we have been to in the past few days is a far flung futuristic concept.
So here we sit in Hepauda, southern Nepal after 3 days driving. So far we have blown one tyre, lost an exhaust system, been pulled over by police 6 times, and had one major electrical failure that required being towed to the local village mechanic. One thing for Nepal, apart from the friendly people, is their roads have been much smoother than those travelled in Sikkim and West Bengal.
Tomorrow we are making a bee-line to the border and hope to make it to Gorakphur in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. From there who knows! The temperament of ‘wee Lassi’ will dictate strategy.
Our spirits are high, but we do not under estimate the challenge ahead. We have taken some great photos and will upload them when we get to have access to the internet with more bandwidth.
Top Tip/Factoid: National Highways in Nepal also act as livestock trails, pedestrian footpaths, rope factories, bus speedways, and Cobra (that’s the snake) salesmen.
More to come…
Andrew & Paul
Good to hear from you again. How many cobras did you buy ? What reasons for police stopping you ? Rope factories in Nepal !! Any signs of Kinnear Ropes ? Keep your spirits up – we are thinking about you constantly.
Glad to hear from you both! Zak wants a cobra, please!
Looking forward to more pics!!
PS thanks for the SMS from ??? it was much appreciated!
Seems interesting so far. Gorakhpur now has a Clarks Hotel : small mercy. Hopefully you will soon get a good internet connection to upload the snaps.
Gorakhpur – Lucknow – Delhi (if that is so) should be OK…except that you’ll have to be careful of vehicles coming from opposite side wherever there’s no divider, or maybe you are already adept at manoeuvering under these conditions