So like a fool I got the times wrong and was up at 5 am ready for breakfast at 6 am. The kitchen staff only got in at 6, and so I was an hour early, however, this gave me a chance to fly the drone.
So today was the doubleheader two days riding in one on some of the most difficult terrain, which had already seen Photo Phil and KTM take minor spills. I sadly left my brown trousers behind and maybe due to this, I was not riding as confidently as I should have done. The ride down to Beni was ok, mainly due to the tarmac roads, but as soon as we hit the rough stuff. Ravi set off like a man possessed, Pete and Maverick had troubles keeping up with him and we all bit in hard.Although we had already been down this route Ravio managed to get some of the route wrong, going high when we should have gone low. This meant we went through the same ford 3 times! and this was engine deep.
All in all, we did well, Perfect Pierre managed to drop his bike (5-0, under new scoring rules) as well as lose his exhaust pipe. I must admit I am feeling tired and sick and so my full concentration is not there. Further, this is leading to elements of doubt that I can get through these water hazards or the tricky downhill bits. I am telling myself this is all in my mind and I have done it all to-date, and certainly, I am one of the better riders. So some mediation to get my mind right has been done, or this could just be the cold I have has really set in.
The new lodgings in Tatopani suffer from the Monks place issues, has Wifi but no electricity! But I do have a socket 5 foot up the wall! Trying to upload pictures or go into the content manager of the blog is a nightmare. I am going to have to think of another way of doing all this in the future. However I managed to get in the shower quick and it was hot for five minutes, also I stuck a bucket on the floor collecting hot water so score !!! At last, I feel clean and no Dal Bhat for dinner, for once we had steak … we live like kings! During dinner,
I was joined by a friend who happened to like the colour of my Tee Shirt.
Random shots of Tatopani
