Cycling in Northern India – 1995

Josiah

At 8 o’clock in the morning we walked into the dinner-room of our Tourist Rest house. We were surprised to see that all tables were already occupied! The rest-house staff were using them as beds and had not woken up yet!!

At 9 o’clock we were waiting with 3 other indian tourists at the office of the ropeway to the views at Orson. Officially at least 15 passengers were needed for a departure; in-officially 10 would be enough we were told. But, as things in India go, we left one hour later with 8 men on board.

The views of Nan da De vi and the surrounding snowy giants were superb. But now they were so close we missed the mistery that surrounded those same views for e.g. Kauai.