September 11, 2004
Off to see the Dalai
We met Coen several days ago on our way to Dharamsala. Then, today, we met him again. He's made quite a bit of progress. As we did when we saw him the first time, we fueled him up with Red Bull and wished him much luck. We're all headed toward Leh, so there's a chance we'll see him on our way back through the mountain passes. Coen is riding from his home in Holland to China.
| Logbook for Sept. 11th, Day 316 | ||
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Start: Noida, India Time: 7:00 a.m. N: 28* 34.264 E: 77* 19.525 |
Finish:McLeod, India Time: 1:33 a.m. N: 32* 14.085 E: 76* 19.536 | Mileage: 362 |
| Notes: We're gone from Delhi, thank goodness, and we're nestled into a nice hotel (but cheap) in McLeod Ganj. This mountain town is just above Dharmsala, home of the Dalai Lama. It ws a very long drive. The drive was actually along a very good road most of the way, National Hwy 1, which ran mostly NW before we split off to the East along NH 20. This road was a bit worse, but it was quite late, and therefore had little traffic or obstacles. We winded up through a really fun and narrow road through Dharmsala and spent about an hour trying to find suitable lodging with suitable parking (our map was completely useless). Tomorrow is a rest day. God bless America on this anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. (N.O.) | ||
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