RICKSHAW RUN: Day 6 (161 km from Jambughoda to Mandvi, driving for about 6 hours)
*AKA the memorable day of our worst breakdown yet!!!*
• Kicked off the day with a long, determined drive to the world’s tallest statue (as of a few months ago): the Statue of Unity! It is still somewhat unfinished and was honestly a total chaos. More people stopped us for photos than anywhere else in India- it was wild.
RICKSHAW RUN: Day 6 (~167 km Jambughoda to Mandvi)
*Note: Day 5 was spent driving to a modest, Maharajah-owned homestay in a rural tribal village called Jambughoda. We stopped by a 17th century indo-Islamic mosque to celebrate World Heritage Day. The evening ended in a minor anaphylactic shock for my travel partner- luckily we have the right medication for him!
• Started the morning off with a rickshaw photoshoot with a large Indian family having a reunion at the homestay we were at! They all wanted photos of themselves pretending to drive the rickshaw.
RICKSHAW RUN: Day 4 (~250km from Jaswantgarh to Santrampur)
• Spent all morning at a village mechanic and discovered our engine was hanging by a thread and only attached to the rickshaw with one bolt! The mechanic had a “labra” dog named Julie that was an Airpipe expert!
RICKSHAW RUN: Day 3 (~200 km Jodhpur to Jaswantgarh)
*Note: day 2 was spent stuck in Jodhpur with a bad case of “Delhi Belly” aka food poisoning.
DAY TWO: Stuck in the beautiful blue city of Jodhpur with a bad case of “Delhi Belly” aka “what happens when you accidentally drink the water.” I didn’t think we’d miss whizzing around on a three-wheeled metal death trap as much as we do today! We’re resting today and planning for a sunrise start to Udaipur tomorrow!
Our last minute entry is a goooooooo!!! See you all in Jaisalamer, India!
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