Rest Stop #2
Resolved the cash situation in Ahmedabad with an early morning atm visit, and was happy to get out of the city.
Made it through to Udaipur early in the afternoon, and it is hands down the most beautiful city and of us have ever visited. Saw the sunset whilst drinking wine on a rooftop bar overlooking the lake.
Couldn't have chosen a better place for our rest day tomorrow.
Cash Problems
Drove 380km to get to the capital city of Gujarat. Unfortunately it turns out that every ATM in the city is out of cash, so we are going to have a hard time paying this hotel.
Race Day and finally some luxury.
Started the day by swapping rickshaws with six other teams, and having a good old race. Our Rickshaw was a distant last place, although none of us were in it. Ended up in Lonavala, staying in a seriously nice hotel for the first time this trip.
Squad Drinks
Met up with 5 other teams and got rowdy by the beach. The hangovers never stop.
Hangover day
Feeling the after effects of a big party the night before, we drove a big 260km to reach Devgad for a much earned rest.
Beach Day
Having arrived at Goa a day early last night, we get an entire day outside of the Rickshaw! Looking forward to a big party tonight also.
I started up a lawn mower once, I will be sweet right?
"just wing it" me, about everything
Basically drunk 24/7 and a horrible navigator.
From Auckland, NZ. They say Kiwis can't fly, but we've woken up drunk in enough weird places to know this isn't the case.
Ready to leave the big smoke of Auckland to take on the big smog of India. We are warming up our stomach's with enough Vindaloo and Denghi for all of Rajastan.
We've practiced pushing our cars from Auckland to Hamilton, spent 3 minutes online learning to fix a rickshaw, and mastered the reverse sweep and doosra. We can happily say we aren't prepared for whats ahead.
Embarking on this mad mission without a honourable motive would seem a waste, so of course, this will all be in an attempt to raise money for charity. We have selected the Bowel Cancer Foundation Trust to benefit from our potential suffering, a cause close to our teams heart.
You can find more information on our chosen charity, and also contribute at:
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/duckybollingerrickshawrace
