Shimla

Trip Start Jul 03, 2008
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Trip End Sep 03, 2008


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Flag of India  , Himachal Pradesh,
Monday, July 7, 2008

We've luckily escaped the heat and smog of Delhi and made it to Shimla, former summer capital of colonial India. The increase in altitude (or more likely the decrease in smog) seems to be making Rick feel better (he had previously passed out and shat himself in front of a supreme court judge). The tank and the bull (our bikes) spent the night in Kalka, alone and unlocked, thanks to someone forgetting to attach a luggage van to the narrow guage train to Shimla. After a nervewracking night without bicycles we were reunited with them this morning. Thanks to Mr Aman Gupta.

Both slightly nervous at the scale of the hills around (it took our train 6 hours to climb 1300m over 97km), but in good spirits. Just about to find a mobile for Ed; in the mean time Rick can be texted on 0091 9717 201 301. Our numbers will change in 2-3 weeks when we leave Himachal for Kashmir.

No idea when we'll next have internet, but we plan to head off tomorrow or the day after. From there three weeks through Spiti and Kinnaur should take us to the Manali-Leh highway.
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philipgarrett
philipgarrett on Jul 7, 2008 at 11:08AM

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What was Rick doing in front of a supreme court judge in the first place? I assume it was a chance meeting rather than that you are already in trouble...

sallypants
sallypants on Jul 9, 2008 at 01:36PM

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Well done on rowingness getting there was pretty impressive in the first place, did you find your longsleeved tshirts in the end? It is raining here and has been for a while, so I am getting mildy bored doing abosultely nothing! Good luck, and try not to kill each other/yourselves the free press would miss you both :) x x x
p.s. rick i hope you find your mobilephoneless village!

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