Finally got it together today and should be leaving in the am. Spent the day with our newly allocated machine down at the sports field for testing and tweeking. Everyone apart from us were painting and decorating and waterproofing and oiling their bikes as we intended to.
However when we arrived it was hot and we had a beer and Lloyd had his Frisbee. So we played that all day and ended up with all the kids in there PE lesson joining in.
My moment today came when all the kids at my end dragged me off over the horizon and into their school through the back gates. I wasnt sure why but went along with it and found myself in the school playground with around 500 of them.
To cut a long story short they wanted to introduce me to their english teacher and upon meeting seemed pretty insistent that i kiss the poor embarresed girl on the cheek while they cheered...
Unfortunately they couldnt find her initialy so they broke into the locked classroom by one kid climbing through a missing window above the door and opening it for us. I was then pushed to the front and had a piece of chalk thrust into my hand together with an english kids learning book.
In for a penny...so started reading this book and they all went nuts in a way that suggested they had never heard an english person read before..... Lucky for me!!
Anyway, got some pictures of us all and so ended my epic Gorillas in the mist moment but wont forget it in a hurry.
Set off at dawn (4.30am) for 7 hour drive to first timy place we can stop on way to Cusco , around 3 days away..
Oh and didnt get around to buying a tent so could be interesting..
See ya
The Andes
Our Destiny
Saturday, 31 October 2009
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- Lloyd and James
- East London, London, United Kingdom
- Lloyd (G) & James (T) pit them selves against india in this epic dash across the entire length of country. taking in Jungle, coast lines, cities and the foothills of the Himalayas!! what have they got themselves into here? With a NO bribe policy and an ever so mild disregard for driving enforcement this adventure is going to be a learning curve and smiling nicely while nodding enthusiastically. We will be taking on all India has to offer, in return we'll be taking Cricket and gin and tonic. this have never failed an englishman and we wont be letting the side down on this occasion!
So please to hear it has all started to go right for you,fingers crossed it stays that way to the end.
ReplyDeleteDid you get any paint,oil or grease onto that bike, and how many tent sellers will you find on the way to Cusco?
Take good care both of you