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final day= incident packed-ran out of petrol &hitchhiked &crashed on bend,toppling the shaw over,lucky no serious injuries! We're there,beer time!
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Long but successful day,300+km getting up NH34 means we're within spitting distance tonight.60km of twisty roads to go. I can taste that cold beer!
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Stinker of a day progress-wise,lost 8hours to seized piston&oil seal change,she's running sweet now though!Got to Malda,need big day tomorrow.
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Pretty good day,over 300km under our belt,including an off road diversion after a lorry crashed into bridge right in front of us.Got to Baharampur!
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Comedy off road action from Vix going through West Bengal border helped us avoid trucker tailback! More running repairs here in Midinipur,chug chug
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The 'this is a joke' NH6 made for tough driving,but at least we haven't encountered any Maoist rebels. In a hotel room bigger than my house.
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Finally made it to Sambalpur,but Rita was running like a dog today. Suspension clearly wasn't repaired properly,bone shaking 277km. Knackered!
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Despite the repairs yesterday, Rita struggled again today,transmission&exhaust problems. Tiring day,just got to Raipur at 10.30pm.
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We've limped into Jagdalpur,our rickshaw 'Rita' has been obliterated by the road from hell NH221,major repairs necessary. We're knackered,but safe &sound
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Further capers,broke down again,battery cable sheered off,meant trying to drive into chhattisgarh in dark. Currently sleeping in policeman's office after being stopped on world's worst road in bandit country.
