November 12, 2009
There was only 98km to do today
before striking the lovely Goa coast line. I left early and managed to
cross the border in a couple of hours and from there another couple of
hours before i'd met up with rebecca and lauren, at their guest house
on the beach, and was floating in the warm, blue indian ocean and
drinking cocktails with little straw hats.
i knew from the first minute it
was going to be hard leaving the place. that night we feasted on prawns
and grilled fish while watching a pink sun set over the arabian sea.
Posted by Cameron Bellamy. Posted In : Cam's reports
November 12, 2009
I had been making good time
over the past 4 days averaging about 120km a day. The main reason for
this was that i'd been dreaming about Goa for the past 2 months,
especially while struggling through the hot, dry Chinese desert. Today
was no different. I had become accustomed to the surrounding vegetation
and terrain and as such didn't stop too much for taking photo's and
other time consuming activities.
I ended up stopping at a guest
house, only to be scared away by the not so hospitable h... Continue reading...
Posted by Cameron Bellamy. Posted In : Cam's reports
November 12, 2009
Today was another up and down
day. if i wasn't sweating on a steep incline, i was racing down a steep
decline. Scenery on the hilltops was fantastic, however. the early
morning mist had swamped the valleys and the hill tops stoop above the
see of clouds creating a picturesque view.
I've noticed along the way that
the further south i go the spicier the food gets. lunch today was
especially troublesome. gagging and spluttering my way through it. took
me back to days of university and an espe... Continue reading...
Posted by Cameron Bellamy. Posted In : Cam's reports
November 12, 2009
Feeling
a new lease of life I arose and early and was on the road by sunrise. A
quick burst of speed was, however, short lived as my bike started
making some funny noises and was forced to stop for some running
repairs.
About
10 km later I found out what the terrain was going to be like for the
rest of journey to Goa: Hills, hills and more hills. The worst of these
came just before lunch as the temperature started reaching the mid
30's, 300 percent humidity. The hill started easy enough a... Continue reading...
Posted by Cameron Bellamy. Posted In : Cam's reports
November 12, 2009
Not accustomed to early morning
wake ups any more i'd set my cell phone alarm to wake me at
6am. Grogginess and the want for more sleep time held me in bed for a
bit eventually i arose and surrendered to the open road once more, this
time, however, the sunrise in clear view to my east (not behind me as
had been in China). the weather was cool and the traffic not as bad as
expected. gradually travelling further and further from mumbai the
jungle vegetation grew around me until no light penetra... Continue reading...
Posted by Cameron Bellamy. Posted In : Cam's reports
November 12, 2009
Still
needed to complete some packing duties before heading off and was ready
to leave before getting a knock at the door. it was the owner of the
hotel whom sat me down and gave me detailed written instructions to get
me out of Mumbai and all the way to Goa. At last he said "stuff this,
i'll drive you to Goa".
After
stating my case that i did in fact WANT to ride to Goa, we came to a
compromise that he would drive me a few kilometers to a safe place to
drop me off which would avoid me fall... Continue reading...
Posted by Cameron Bellamy. Posted In : Cam's reports
November 12, 2009
Coincidentally so, and my
suspicions tend to some foul play being involved, number one suspect
being Matty, my girlfriend Rebecca, who has been travelling India for 3
weeks with her friend Lauren, flew into Mumbai only 7 hours before
me. So I had a welcoming party of Rebecca to greet me walking out of
the airport. Laurens parents were in Mubai at this time and so Rebecca
and Lauren were able to stay with them at the Grand Hyatt a short
distance from the airport. As jealous as I was of this, L... Continue reading...
Posted by Cameron Bellamy. Posted In : Cam's reports
November 12, 2009
Matty's departure left a gaping
hole in my life. Well not really, but i did miss the kid. Our Irish
friend and roommate was still around and we kept one another company
for a couple of days before 'our man' (Fergal, was his name) continued
his worldwide cycle trip. Being alone in the dorm meant paying
exorbitant fees in an already expensive town. As such i'd decided to do
a couple of days hiking in the mountains surrounding Almaty which are
pristinely beautiful gazing from the city. First thi... Continue reading...
Posted by Cameron Bellamy. Posted In : Cam's reports
October 19, 2009
Our second night in Almaty saw us checking into the local university
campus dormitory accommodation - relatively cheap for Almaty which is a
pricey city compared to China and the rest of central asia. Our mate we
met at the China/Kazakh border pulled into Almaty today and we managed
to confuse him drastically trying to give directions to our
accommodation to share the dorm. On meeting up we decided to grab some
food and a beer. The night turned pear shaped upon arriving at
bar/restaurant. we ... Continue reading...
Posted by Cameron Bellamy. Posted In : Cam's reports
October 19, 2009
I'd like to say I coasted into Almaty, head high and legs strong, maybe whistling a tune, but that would be a lie... The
first day from Zharkent was alright; a slight head wind in the
afternoon but mostly flat mind-numbingly boring road, the kind where
you forget you're even moving at all. The second day was great riding;
we started out early while there was still and managed 70km before
lunch, including a bit of a canyon, while being helped out by a massive
downhill run and tailwinds in the ... Continue reading...
Posted by Matthew Mclauchlan. Posted In : Matty's reports
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Sensai
A charming young rogue in Beijing/
sought risk and the glory it brings./
He went far and wide
on an epic bike ride,/
and got up to unspeakable things.
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