Uttarakhand – James Stevenson https://www.cyclingaboutindia.com Sat, 28 Dec 2024 12:26:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.cyclingaboutindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-d03b549f-48ff-4f7b-95db-65376f96dae3-1-32x32.jpeg Uttarakhand – James Stevenson https://www.cyclingaboutindia.com 32 32 Back in Gilgit https://www.cyclingaboutindia.com/2023/09/21/back-in-gilgit/ https://www.cyclingaboutindia.com/2023/09/21/back-in-gilgit/#respond Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:02:04 +0000 https://www.cyclingaboutindia.com/?p=1740 I have to say the highlight of my day was meeting this beautiful couple from Chile. They are heading up to Hunza but we may meet again in Punjab.
I thought I might be able to get a visa extension here but have found out I must go to Islamabad. So, after buying some diarrhoea medicine and washing my clothes I have a good long ride ahead of me tomorrow to Chilas.

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  • I can’t do much with my foot condition but I was able to hobble down to the beach. This incredible place is a few kms. from Rishikesh and is the launching place for the organized rafting that takes tourists through rapids down to Rishikesh.
    • Rafting parties

    The Ganga is quiet here and a beautiful spot for swimming.

    We had a very nice picnic, Vimal, Lin, Vihaan, Naveen, and me.

    Going and coming was a thrill ride in their enormous new Mahindra SUV. Lin is new to manual transmission and right hand driving having done her previous driving in China.

    She does not lack confidence but it will take her some practice to gauge the space on the passenger side of the vehicle and starting on a slope. My adrenalin was rushing a few times when we came extremely close to pedestrians. As a cyclist on the road it does worry me.

    Tomorrow I see the doctor and whatever he says will leave Tuesday morning.

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