The Adventurists

Emma Kremer
Of Em&Min High Speed Services
On the Rickshaw Run January 2019 13:44 UTC 15th January 2019

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Made it to Jaisalmer!!

Emma Kremer
Of Em&Min High Speed Services
On the Rickshaw Run January 2019 04:38 UTC 15th January 2019

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Ready to go!!

Emma Kremer
Of Em&Min High Speed Services
On the Rickshaw Run January 2019 17:57 UTC 14th January 2019

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Our day in Barmer ended with a very interesting (vocal) yoga class..! We're packing our bags again to make our final trip in the morning!

Emma Kremer
Of Em&Min High Speed Services
On the Rickshaw Run January 2019 07:09 UTC 14th January 2019

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Due to a small miscalculation in our itinerary, we arrived a day early in Barmer.. The finish line in Jaisalmer is only a 150 km away and we still have 1 day left. So today we are having a relaxed GTL day. (Gym-Tan-Laundry)

We also decided to do some sightseeing in the charming town Barmer by rickshaw. Driving into the center wasn't our best idea though :)

Emma Kremer
Of Em&Min High Speed Services
On the Rickshaw Run January 2019 17:57 UTC 13th January 2019

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Today we entered Rajasthan, the state of our end destination already. Like a few other teams we've found a humble place to stay in desert town Barmer. Unfortunately the swimming pool is under maintenance (or just empty)

Emma Kremer
Of Em&Min High Speed Services
On the Rickshaw Run January 2019 03:05 UTC 13th January 2019

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Yesterday we drove on dusty roads the whole morning, but found the salt flats of Little Rann. Afterwards we reached our end destination just before dark, stayed in the worst hotel we've been in so far, in Sanchore, Rajasthan.

Today's plan will be some temple hopping on our way to Barmer.

Emma Kremer
Of Em&Min High Speed Services
On the Rickshaw Run January 2019 04:02 UTC 12th January 2019

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We're about to leave the farm after a great breakfast and some interior-shopping for our rickshie.

Teaming up with the New Yorkers we're gonna enter the desert, hoping to see some salt-flats (all tours in this area use 4-wheel drives ;))

Emma Kremer
Of Em&Min High Speed Services
On the Rickshaw Run January 2019 12:40 UTC 11th January 2019

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Summary of day 10:

We arrived in Ahmedabad last night after our third breakdown which was as easily fixed as always (by a crowd of people). We spend the morning in the city before we drove off to the desert area of Gujarat called little Rann of Kuchch. We are staying at a very nice and quiet farm-resort, sleeping in a modern version of a traditional Kuchch mud-hut.

In a nearby village we suddenly came across a Hindu temple in complete Disney World style. We were held up for ages by all these kids wanting selfies with us.

Ahmedabad

Mindy Vroomen
Of Em&Min High Speed Services
On the Rickshaw Run January 2019 16:46 UTC 10th January 2019

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Not long after leaving Champaner, we noticed that we (again) were driving on a highway where rickshaws are not allowed. Luckily the highway patrol was so kind to show us a sneak route, so we could leave without being noticed. At the first toll plaza on the right highway, we faced our next breakdown. Immediately we were surrounded by lots of people who started to push and pull on all parts of the rickshaw, but surprisingly it started again after a few minutes. However, after 2 minutes of driving the enthousiasm changed in disappointment. A new group of people came to help us. They changed the spark plug and we continued our way to Ahmedabad, where a streetdog took over our rickshaw to catch some sleep.

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