http://blogs.bootsnall.com/longhaultrucker tyler and sonji ride bikes around india Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:59:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en gata loops and lahoul valley beautiful lahoul valley. Well...back in the USofA. Im glad i did that last post in India before we left. It's so easy not to deal with trip stuff now that we are back.. we're in such a different headspace now... it's definately nice to be back in ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/longhaultrucker/one-last-wordphotos-included.html  We've got about 5 hours before we head to the airport, so this trip is over!!! we spent the morning stuffing 6 months of accumulated purchases and junk into our bags and packing down the cycles. It's near to impossible to get a bike box in Delhi so we focused ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/longhaultrucker/to-shiva-lingam-and-beyond.html Here we are in Leh, Ladakh. I was waiting to do a blog post when we got back to Delhi, but that's still two weeks away and it's better to do these things when the memories are still fresh (even if the satellite internet here is 4x expensive as Delhi)...but ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/longhaultrucker/the-penultimate-post.html After nearly 5 months of travel and eating every meal at some form of restaurant, we've got a pretty good feel of what's out there. most backpacker places have the same menus, often with spelling errors that make for a bit of entertainment: snakes = snacks; chicken lever = chicken liver; ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/longhaultrucker/a-short-post-concerning-food.html It's such a nice feeling to wake up in the morning and think that all you have to do today is go for a walk in the mountains. That's how we've been feeling for the last two weeks as we've treked a good 125miles around the Himalayas. http://blogs.bootsnall.com/longhaultrucker/42.html Kathmandu is really quite crazy actually. it's much busier and more polluted than I expected, but when are one's preconceptions ever correct? There also seems to be more social ills, such as homelessness, alcoholism, and the most disturbing sight of street children huffing glue in plastic bags. http://blogs.bootsnall.com/longhaultrucker/contemplative-meditations-and-screaming-motorcycles.html some pics. http://blogs.bootsnall.com/longhaultrucker/full-power.html It's amazing where you can end up while travelling on spontaneity and last minute decesion making...it's also amazing how fast the time here is going. it feels like i updated this blog a few days ago, but i think it's been more like 3 weeks in actuality.  we've been busy little bees indeed. http://blogs.bootsnall.com/longhaultrucker/dust-storms-goat-transport-and-snowy-peaks.html We feel lucky to have escaped Gorkana...it feels as if we were sucked into a timeless vortex of sand, waves, palms, food and the best little hut in India. after a week passed we reluctantly forced ourselves to leave....but the moment we turned our backs on that crescent of sand ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/longhaultrucker/30hrs-for-the-supreme-lassi.html We're about ready to say that our cycling in south India is over. We are in the most relaxing destination of Gorkana (cow's ear) as of now..and plan to stay a while. We found a great little hut that's a short walk to the wonderful kundle beach. the hut is ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/longhaultrucker/rrcows-ear.html