Pictures from Lassi Come Home
5.30pm Our last full day in Gangtok and we decided to have a relaxing morning the day before we leave. We leave at around 9.30am tomorrow morning from the main Mall in the heart of the city, where the locals will no doubt laugh and be astonished at the task us crazy Rickshaw Runners are […]
After meeting many of the other Runners at the test driving session today reality of this endeavour has dawned on us all. That said we are all in similar states of mind, relishing the adventure ahead. We have met teams from the UK, USA, Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, New Zealand and many other Australian teams. […]
Today we met our Rickshaw – a 3 wheeled beast that probably should not be driven 2500 kilometres across roads that have been damaged by landslides, floods and the unrelenting impact caused by trucks, cars and buses – think pot hole central. Still – we have more confidence than ever that we can reach Jaisalmer […]
We have arrived in Gangtok – and we are impressed. It is a beautiful town nestled in the foothills of the Himalayan mountains in the state of Sikkim. Sikkim is a restricted zone – so we had to get a special permit to enter into the state. Because the state shares a border with China […]
Very quick update as we are about to depart for Gangtok and meet our Rickshaw. Great day yesterday – visited a tea plantation, the Darjeeling Zoo (very impressive zoo – mostly open and not caged enclosures and a great conservation program), and the highlight was the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Museum. T Norgay – who was […]
To all that have that have requested we post some photos we have posted a couple on the “Photos” page and will endeavour to post more soon. We have been having some problems posting photos due to the size of some photos. So once we resize some more we will post them. Also and interesting […]
Well we woke up this morning, to our surprise, to views of the Himalayan Mountains poking through the clouds. Huzzar! A quick walk before breakfast was in order to take full advantage of the views, and also visit the local temple, and a cup of Darjeeling green tea – before sitting down to a hearty […]
Yesterday went well – but quite tiring. The flight to Bagdogra was on time and apart from a little turbulence, uneventful. The drive then to Darjeeling gave us our first encounter of what to expect. The drive from Bagdogra took close to 4 hours, up a very steep, windy, and pot hole filled road. But […]
We made it safely to Kolkata – the flight from Sydney to Singapore was full, but the leg from Singapore to Kolkata was only a quarter full so plenty of room to spread out. We arrived into Kolkata at 10.30pm local time – 20 hours of travel to get here. The hotel is great and […]
We are on our way. We are sitting in the Singapore Airlines First Class Lounge, despite the fact we are travelling economy, thanks to Andrew’s SQ frequent flyer status. Unfortunately we have not heard that magic word yet, ‘Upgrade’ – be we live in hope. Sipping on a glass of champagne – ruminating on what […]