Broad Band Café,
East Gate Road, Agra 16-12-07
At a standstill
We have certainly had our fair share
of 'being stranded' during this trip but we never thought
for a moment that it would be in India and that it would
also be so unclear as to when we can depart for new
frontiers. But that's just how wrong you can be, because
we are still in Agra and waiting quite impatiently for
me to get fit enough to cycle on. It has been 6 weeks,
1 day and 7 hours, but who's counting, and though it's
colossally frustrating: waiting for your body to heal
itself and not knowing when that might be, we are pretty
well succeeding in keeping ourselves occupied.
Our justifiable web design business
is a definite hit which is great for us and the people
we are doing business for. In a nutshell, sonali.tk is based on one simple principle: the belief that whoever
you are, wherever you are, you should be able to afford
to have a web site. We would like to make our specialty
'helping customers from countries where internet is
not as developed as the western world.' And while the
world-wide rumour has been spread that India is this
up and coming power...
Tip of the month: Therm-a-rest chair: not just a campers best friend!
Time to give Therm-a-rest a plug. Not only have we
experienced some of the most curtious and
quick remedy service but their Lite Chair
kit has become a faithful friend even away
from the campsite. For long term camping
fanatics, they are a must and the dilema
of "which position to sit in next"
is solved immediately. The chair, being
filled with your thermarest matress is also
insulated and will provide a warm comfortable
seat in the most uncomfortable of places. Outside the camping field, we have used
them in hotel rooms without chairs or with
seats that we didn't dare put our bums on.
But it truly outdid itself when I recently
had back problems: it supplied me with a
very supportive, back-relaxing seat.
Agra (India) - Mahendranagar (Nepal)
Kilometres: 368 kilometres and 63 metres
Riding days: 6
Alti meters: 436 metres
Weather: sunny days; cold evenings
Best accommodation: Hotel Rama Palace in Philibhit
Special thanks to:
All the folks here in Agra that keep asking how 'madam' is doing • Adriaan for keeping the Dutch tax office happy ;-) • The Hartland family for the delicious cup of
coffee and conversation at their farm near Banbasa and their generous gift of oranges, chocolate and cake for our journey • Simon & Pierre Yves, Niall, Sandra, Molly
and Julie & Ian: for all the kilometres we spend
travelling together in 2007. It was great fun! • Family, friends and fellow travellers who have
taken the time and effort to keep in contact with us this year. We
really enjoy keeping in touch and
sincerely appreciate it. Thanks! • Very special wishes for 2008 to everyone visiting
our Tour site.
Breakdowns:
23: flat tyre (Ali)
27: split in tyre (Ali)
