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    • The Great India Adventure
      1
      Day 16

      Unplanned Breakie/Spicy rest in Panuria

      April 19, 2023 in India ⋅ ☀️ 104 °F

      The only running issues that we’ve had with Spicy (knock wood) is what seems like a vapor lock/air bubble in the fuel line situation every once in a while in the heat of the day. After a short slow down or a bit of a rest to cool down she is good to go.

      Today we experienced it earlier than normal, and luckily it happened on a country road where we could wait in the shade. I’ll tell you why I’m not worried about being stuck for long if we have a breakdown - we stand out like a sore thumb and it doesn’t take long at all before someone turns around and comes back to check us out.

      In this case a taxi driver came back, lined up his tuk tuk behind ours and drove pushing us with his foot!! He pushed us 1km to a petrol station, but we explained that we had half a tank still, so he pushed us another 1km to the town where there was a mechanic. We were told that the mechanic would come to us in 10 minutes, and luckily we were stopped in front of a little bakery where we had samosas and a sweet baked good for breakfast. Our chai tea came in a tiny unglazed clay cup with a volume of maybe 2-3 tablespoons, and they throw out the cups when you are done!

      When the mechanic finally arrived, of course Spicy started right up and ran like a champ. We wanted to make sure it wasn’t a fuel filter issue, but by the time we did a short test drive and came back, the mechanic was gone again. Oh well!

      As we headed out of town there were a couple of police at a busy traffic bottleneck, and we’d just read that if police want you to stop, it’s easier to pretend you didn’t hear and keep going than go through potential hassles. The police officer pulled aside a gate so we could drive through, but then a second and apparently higher ranking officer said “Stop! Stop!” and motioned us to pull over. We felt pretty obligated at that point, so we stopped. Lucky for us he was just super curious about where we were from and where we are going! I gave him one of our stickers, and he gave us his phone number and said to call him if we have any troubles!! How lucky are we?!      Read more

    • TravelerBike Tour Open End 2.0
      Day 635

      Bankura

      April 1 in India ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C

      Heute starte ich früh und versuche der Hitze etwas zu entgehen. Zuerst zum Begunia Tempel. Der liegt praktisch auf der Strecke. Danach passiere ich nochmals die Grand Trunk Road. Diese mindestens 2500 Jahre alte Handelsstraße die von Kabul bis Kalkutta bzw. weiter bis Bangladesch führt, hat mich auf meiner Reise mehrfach begleitet. Es geht heute abseits der Highways auf kleinen Straßen und durch Dörfer, wo wahrscheinlich sonst kaum ein Tourist vorbeikommt. Am Nachmittag erreichte ich Bankura und finde gleich ein schönes Guesthouse. Dem Besitzer erzähle ich kurz die Geschichte meiner Reise und bekomme einen guten Preis mit dem Hinweis eine gute Bewertung bei Google Maps zu hinterlassen.
      Als ich gerade diesen Eintrag in mein Tagebuch schreibe, kommt ein Angestellter in mein nicht abgeschlossenes Zimmer, weil er etwas sucht. Anklopfen oder fragen muss er nicht, wir sind ja in Indien.      Read more

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    • TravelerBike Tour Open End 2.0
      Day 634

      Maithon Lake

      March 31 in India ⋅ 🌙 32 °C

      Der Tag begann für mich ungefähr 1 Uhr nachts mit einem Unwetter, welches etwa 2 Stunden lang anhielt. Der Platz, wo mein Zelt stand, verwandelte sich in einen kleinen See, der mindestens knöcheltief war. Mehrmals musste ich raus, weil der starke Sturm die Zeltnägel rausgerissen hatte und das Zelt dann mehr oder weniger einstürzt. Die meiste Sorge hatte ich, dass vom Baum ein großer Ast abgerissen wird und auf mein Zelt schlägt, wo ich drin liege. Solchen Situationen kann man nicht ausweichen und muss es mehr oder weniger ertragen. Alles was ich nicht eingepackt hatte, war nass. Leider habe ich nicht realisiert, dass meine Deckeltasche, wo mein Werkzeug und alle Ersatzteile drin sind, in der Pfütze lag und voll Wasser lief. Am Morgen war dann erst mal eine richtige Trockenaktion notwendig. Ich steuerte nochmals einen Stausee an, in der Hoffnung, dass es an diesem Tag besser sein würde. Diesmal fragte ich bei der Polizei, welche den Staudamm bewacht, ob ich ein Camping am See machen darf. Leider ist es verboten, aber ich dürfte bei einem Tempel mein Zelt aufschlagen. Es gab eine Hotelanlage, und ich fragte nach einem Zimmer. Das war eine gute Idee, weil noch nicht alles von meinen Sachen trocken war.Read more

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    • The Great India Adventure
      2222
      Day 16

      Durgapur and a neat older hotel

      April 19, 2023 in India ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F

      Last night we stayed in Durgapur, a city on the Damodar river, a quite large river. Our hotel was called The Damodar Retreat. I would guess that it might have been built in the 30s - some details really reminded me of the Bastyr University building back home. We had room service dinner for the first time on this trip. We thought we were the only ones staying here, but we saw a cup of coffee being taken to another room this morning so we guessed there was one other person. We were thinking of “The Shining” last night for sure!

      We skipped the pool because it didn’t appear to have any sort of circulation system working, though the water was clear…

      Durgapur has the dirtiest air that we’ve experienced so far. Dusty and smoky. Despite the floor looking clean, when we walked barefoot in our room our feet got filthy. Durgapur is called “The steel capital of East India”, and heading out of town we saw black smoke coming out of stacks. And for the first time we saw cooling towers for nuclear plants! Three of them.      Read more

    • TravelerIndia, Nepal & Bhutan
      Day 9

      Saris and Gandhi pants

      October 30, 2019 in India ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      One of the activities planned on the boat was a demonstration of wrapping different turbans for the men and how to wear a sari for the women. A turban can take up to 18 meters of fabric and so can a sari. The girls got all dressed up in saris and they looked elegant. The guys who got turbans looked not to bad as well. As for me, I got a pair of Gandhi pants. I’m not sure where I rate on the style scale with these pants. Certainly lower than the girls.Read more

    • TravelerIndia, Nepal & Bhutan
      Day 9

      Kalna

      October 30, 2019 in India ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

      With our big boat anchored in the middle of the Ganges, we donned our life jackets and took the little boat to Kalna. A couple of interesting things here in that we took a rickshaw to the temple, through the streets of the village, which was an eye opener. The second being that one of the rickshaw drivers has a son who works for NASA. Education is valued here. This man’s son came first in all his classes and A level exams. He went on to university and continued to do well, getting at least 2 degrees and being noticed by the people from NASA. His father is illiterate. Sounds to me like a huge loss for India as a country.

      The first Temple is a round complex that doubles as an excellent pigeon hotel. We take off our shoes to enter. Another thing I notice is there is a Texas gate the entrance. There are no cows in the temple so I guess it works. Inside the temple, someone has made a cow dung sculpture to make up for the lack of bovine attendance.      Read more

    • TravelerIndia, Nepal & Bhutan
      Day 9

      Morning prayers

      October 30, 2019 in India ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

      We went to our final temple in Kalna in time for morning prayers. There was a family there as well. The priest blessed us, threw holy water on us and said prayers. We all got a sandalwood paste placed on our foreheads. This temple is called Lalji Temple, it is the oldest temple being constructed in 1733.Read more

    • TravelerIndia, Nepal & Bhutan
      Day 12

      Cow sanctuary

      November 2, 2019 in India ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

      Seems like cows are living out their karma like people do. Just by where you are born determines how easy your life will be. You could be a city born cow, struggling to find enough to eat, or you could have been born here around Marapur where it is green and no worries about food. You are holy here. Contrast that to cows where I live. No worries about food, but not a long lifeline. These cows have hit the jackpot of cow destiny.Read more

    • TravelerIndia, Nepal & Bhutan
      Day 11

      Samosa's, wedding & floating candles

      November 1, 2019 in India ⋅ 🌙 21 °C

      I’m getting to feel a bit better now, though I must say the cooking class is not making me hungry yet.

      The wedding was an impromptu event so they didn’t expect any presents.

      As a offering to Mother Ganges over 500 floating candles were set on the river.Read more

    • TravelerIndia, Nepal & Bhutan
      Day 10

      To the sweet shop!

      October 31, 2019 in India ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      We made our way to the sweet shop. Two treats were being made; one was made with cottage cheese formed into balls and cooked in a sugar water mixture. The second was a pastry like patted into small flat discs and cooked in hot oil. They puff up and turn a golden brown. Looked delicious but our sensitive bellies might night like them, so we were not offered any.Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Barddhamān, Barddhaman, Purba Bardhaman, BRD

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