Meghalaya, India
91 Kms in 4 hours. Finished :-)
Meghalaya, India
91 Kms in 4 hours. Finished :-)
Assam, India
Stopped for the day after 179 Kms in 7.5 hours. Taking a rest in preparation for the final push tomorrow.
Assam, India
341 Kms in 14 hours nd 20 minutes. Saw men and women working in teams cleaning & repairing the roads and lots of monkeys. Drove for 2 in the dark, the way to do this is in a convoy with trucks. Indian truck drivers at night are the best.
West Bengal, India
184 Kms in 7 hours and 40 minutes. Tea and fruit stop
Malbazar, India
120 Kms in 5 hours and 45 minutes. Cold due the wind chill.
Malbazar, India
120 Kms in
West Bengal, India
243 Kms in 9 hours and 20 minutes. Stopped early to have a look around and to get the Rickshaw serviced before the final climbs to Shillong. The management team at the Hotel Tourist Inn are out of this world and couldn't be any more helpful.
West Bengal, India
171 Kms in 6.5 hours. Huge truck jam including approx. 50 Army trucks but no delays when you are in a tuk tuk.
Dalkhola, India
105 Kms in 3 hours and 45 minutes. Stopped for fuel, tea and snacks 5 Kms before Dalkola.
West Bengal, India
74 Kms in 2.5 hours. No stopping just pressing on.
Love curry, crave adventure and live life to the full.
This is will be an adventure of a lifetime and it's mine!
Enjoys the great outdoors and pushing the edges of the comfort zone further and further out!
The plan was to bag Kilimanjaro this year but someone said “Why don’t we do this Rickshaw Run thing?” and here we are about to setout for the April 2013 Rickshaw Run.
We all work for the same company and these are some of the frequent questions we are asked
1. Why did you decide to do this particular challenge?
It seemed a great idea at the time! Seriously, apart from it being fun and a good way to get a very different view of India and its people, it’s a challenge requiring us keep our wits about us and maintain a sense of humour even when things don’t go our way and it’s also an opportunity to help people through two connecting charities.
2. Why is your challenge so unique?
How many people do you know who have driven a tuk tuk, let alone driven one 4000kms? These ‘vehicles’ are prone to breaking down and most certainly not designed for long distance driving. The tuk tuks and their drivers will not be supported by organised engineers or ‘race’ personnel. We’re on our own!
Some take the High road but we’ll take the Chennai road. Follow our map updates to see for yourself