Delhi, India
So we have made it to the end of our adventure and I wanted to thank you all. With everyone's support we raced our tuk tuk over 1,800 miles across India, raising over $15,000 for The Dream Foundation. The generosity shown by our friends and family has been overwhelming, and we really cannot thank you enough. In the coming days we will finally be able to upload all of our pictures and video, so stay tuned to the site. In the meantime, Simon and I will be enjoying a nice short 15 hour flight back to the states, while Kristian is off back to Norway. Something tells me we will all be tucking into a nice steak tomorrow night...
Delhi, India
My buddy Sahaj picked us up from the airport and took us out for a little taste of the Delhi high life. Had an incredible dinner, best of the trip, and a few drinks at Delhi's swankiest mall. A great way to cap off the entire adventure. Really wish we had a few nights to spend here. Now back to the airport to fight our way through security and relax before we part ways and head home.
Jaisalmer, India
Recovering from last nights Finish Party shenanigans... and what a party it was. Spending our last day (and my 25th birthday) in bed in recovery mode. Kristian has been stricken with Jaisalmer belly, which should make our overnight train trip to Jodhpur tonight interesting. I spent 20 minutes this morning in the fetal position due to extreme pain in my left side, which I believe has been purposefully caused by someone I cut off on the highway putting a pin in a voodoo doll of me. Simon is in decent health, but is napping as well as a show of solidarity to his teammates. Going to have a last feast on the roof tonight over looking the city. Hope everyone else on the train doesn't mind that we are having a birthday party all night. Tomorrow we fly to Dehli, then home. Still more updates to come, we haven't made it out of India yet...
Jaisalmer, India
The victory lap around Jaisalmer this morning was absolute mayhem. Last chance to thrash the tuk tuk through the streets of India. Set off with 35 teams in the procession, only finished with 6. Tons got lost along the way. Lots of racing, purposeful bumping, and throwing of water at other teams. Then regretfully turned in the keys to our mighty steed, signally the real end to the adventure. Now dressed up in our best maharaja garb for the fancy dress party tonight. Promise to put embarrassing photos up later. And now its time to head to the palace to celebrate the end of the rickshaw run...
Jaisalmer, India
Just had dinner and drinks out on the dunes with teams Ghandi Warhol and Shut The Tuk Up, Simon and Kristian were a bit to sleepy to make it. The ride out was absolute insanity. Nice to be in the giant dangerous speeding van for once rather than the tiny tuk tuk. Food and drink were great, but the view of the stars was incredible. Finished off with a fire then headed back to the hotel. Victory parade around the city tomorrow morning then cricket match against the local Air Force team before the big party tomorrow night.
And on the 13th day we rest... at least for a little bit
Today feels like the first real day of vacation....and it feels GREAT. Sitting aorund on our hotel's roof drinking tea, we can finally take time to let the scenery soak in. As we travelled west from Shillong, we went through every imaginable landscape; jungle, mountains, plains, forest, and now desert. The country has become more and more spectacular as we have headed west, and Rajasthan has been the perfect place to end this trip. We are staying in an amazing hotel in the Jaisalmer Fort with 360 degree views of the city and surrounding desert. Here we can truly relax and digest what we have just accomplished in the past 12 days... at least until our next activity. This afternoon some are off to the desert to ride camels, and some will be renting motorbikes and touring the temples on the outskirts of the city. After we will be heading out to the sand dunes with Team Ghandi Warhol for a private celebration. Â It has not hit us yet that we are finished, but im sure the huge finish line party tomorrow night will help with that.
Jaisalmer, India
Despite children throwing fist size rocks at us on the outskirts of the city.... WE HAVE MADE IT!!!! 12 days after the start and in 16th place. We are very dirty, very smelly, and very beardy, but we made it. Thank you to everyone who has supported us! We will calculate and update the blog with our fundraising and distance totals in the next couple days. As for now I think we have earned ourselves a nice warm Indian beer...
Highway 144, Rajasthan, India
Only 40 miles to Jaisalmer. There has been a sharp increase in military vehicles and personnel... A sure sign we are getting close to the Pakistani border.@
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Had a good nights sleep, full breakfast this morning, and now off to Jaisalmer. 300km of desert between us and the finish line... What could possibly go wrong?
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Couple close calls on the highway today. Tried to squeeze the tuk tuk into a sewer drain to avoid a huge detour... And failed. Made it to Jodhpur in one piece. Now relaxing on the rooftop of our hotel enjoying a drink and a view of the fort and the Rajasthani night sky. Up at dawn to speed towards the finish line in Jaisalmer. Will be celebrating this time tomorrow night.
