PEDAL FAT BOY, PEDAL! A beginner’s tale of cycling in Spiti from September 2012. “I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow the mountain down”. These words from a children’s fable came to mind when I loaded my cycle onto the train headed for Kalka. I was gung-ho and prepared…
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The final three days of the fortnight long cycle ride through the Spiti Valley in September 2012. Day 12 Losar to Batal via Chandertal The day started with a flag off for my 5 new xBhp friends. I then saw off Prakash, as he had to load his cycle onto…
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The 10th and 11th days from the cycle ride through the Spiti Valley in September 2012. Day 10 Kaza to Losar Once again, Prakash and I parted ways, he was heading to Key and Kibber, while my plan was to bypass the two places and go straight to Losar, where…
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The 8th and 9th day of the Spiti cycle ride in September 2012. Day 8 Tabo to Kaza We stayed in the monastery guesthouse, which lies to the left of the millennium old monastery. The next morning I woke up early to catch the first rays of the sun on…
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The 6th and 7th day of the Spiti Cycle ride in September 2012. Day 6 Pooh to Nako While exiting Pooh, I rode through the military cantonment. The soldiers were preparing for their morning drill and when they saw me, an Indian cyclist, they all cheered, whistled and yelled out…
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The 4th and 5th day of the bicycle travel tale from Spiti in September 2012. Day 4 Jeori to Reckong Peo At the dhaba where I stopped for breakfast I was fortunate to watch the art of momo making. Call me weird but the sight of raw meat got me…
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The second and third days from the cycle ride around the Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh, India in 2012. Day 2 Shimla to Rivali Waking up the next morning in Shimla was a terrible idea. My left leg was on strike, while the right was on a murdering rampage. Getting…
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In September 2012, this ride was done in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India. It was a case of baptism by fire as it was the first opportunity of traveling on the saddle of a bicycle! Read on for the travel travails of the initiation into bicycle touring. Day 0 Kanpur to…
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