Day
13: Chills N Thrills
reduced
the
visibility
of
pow
erful
lights
had
vehicles
which
had
he
next
morning
I headed
out
towar
ds
my
next
the
road
ahead.
The
roads
wer
e not
too
wide,
either
. The
weather
T
destination
– J
aisalmer
. I
had
spent
the
last
2 hours
was
very
cold
post
sunset,
and
my
body
was
tired
and
achy
. The
discussing
mar
keting
strategies
for
the
resor
t I
was
put
temperatur
es dipped
down
still
further
rapidly
. I
now
felt
the
up
in which
resulted
in loss
of riding
hours.
I was
on
the
er 900kms
chills
even
mor
e. I
stopped
for
chai
at B
armer
. I
asked
the
tea
stall
person
what
ther
e was
to see
in B
armer
, but
I was
not
very
aisalmer
.
road
at 7:00
am
and
wasn
’t sur
e if
I would
be able
to co
v
inter
ested in what I hear
d, so decided to ride on to J
On
my
to r
each
Jaisalmer
by night.
The
first
90kms
was
a single
road
with
So
far
I had
cov
ered
750kms
and
decided
to pr
ess
on.
loads
of speed
breakers
which
regulated
my
speed.
Soon,
I was
on
way
, a
couple
of wild
boars
decided
to cr
oss
the
road
in fr
ont
of
a four
lane
road,
cruising
at a
steady
speed.
I stopped
for
refueling
each M
orbi b
y 1:45 pm.
me.
I was
at a
high
speed,
but
someho
w managed
to contr
ol the
after 123kms and managed to r
bike and av
erted a mishap
.
A shor
t while
after
crossing
Morbi,
my
helmet
was
completely
with
mor
e such
chai
stops
to ease
the
cold
I continued
further
illuminated
fort
splatter
ed
with
bugs
which
died
violently
on
hitting
the
helmet
on
my
way
to
Santanpur
. I
had
and
numbness
in my
body
. W
ith
the
beauty
of an
and
star
ted
visor
. M
oving
further
, I
was
I had
reached
Jaisalmer
now
a par
t of
the
landscape,
already
cov
ered
430kms
without
a br
eak.
On
continuing
further
I
looking for a hotel.
crossed
600kms
and
reached
Sanchur
at 6:40
pm.
Riding
now
was
motor
a tough
as it
was
getting
dar
k. The
trucks
and
other
heavy
Day
14: A Narrow
Escape
long
ride,
I slept
eeling
fatigued
and
exhausted
from
the
F
until
late
in
the
morning.
My
body
was
sore
with
an
aching
back.
The
morning
sun
was
gleaming
through
the
Jhr
okha
of my
hotel
room,
from
wher
e I
took
some
pictur
es and
videos
of passersb
ys.
After
having
a cup
of tea,
I was
.
t, exploring its beauty
off for a walk in the for
With
a camera,
I walked
down
the
narr
ow
lanes
admiring
the
stone
architectur
e, absorbing
the
cultur
e and
feel
of the
place.
Myriad
colors
surr
ounded
me
in the
form
of color
ful
paintings.
Musicians
wer
e singing
folksongs
and
strumming
the
cor
ds
of
local
musical
instr
uments
like
Sar
od
and
Sarangi.
I enjo
yed
walking
in this
color
ful
land.
The
vibrant
clothing
of men
and
eliness of the for
t.
women added to the liv
After
resting
for
a while
in the
afternoon,
I decided
to ride
program
at a
campsite
back
into
the
deser
t to
attend
a cultural
owned
by
a dear
friend.
The
camp
was
housed
with
folk
dancers
per
forming
in their
vibrant
costumes
on
songs
sung
by gr
oups
of
local
musicians.
Plenty
of wine
and
good
food
was
accompanied
too
.
On
my
way
back
to J
aisalmer
, I
stopped
for
dinner
at this
restaurant
called
‘July
Six.
’ I
was
engaged
in
an
inter
esting
couple
conv
ersation
with
the
owner
of the
hotel
and
a for
eign
to my
room
in the
fort
from
Eur
ope.
After
which
I headed
back
and tucked myself to bed.
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