We arrive in Delhi, a city with a population size that is almost half that of the SA’s total population. Everything seems to be stretched to the limit. Traffic, people, resources, systems…

We have 2 days to wait for our bikes and spend this time walking around in temperatures that reach 40C by day and drop to 28C at night.

The traffic is unrelenting. To cross a road is daunting. A game of human skittles which makes SA taxi drivers saints by comparison. The following video gives an indication of what we are not looking forward to on our bikes.

After 2 days dodging tuk tuks, bikes, dogs, cows, bicycles, cars & endless potholes I have a need for a bucket list with only one thing on it- to cross this road in a superman suit or dressed as a human skittle – more as an act of defiance than anything else.

Not that it would make a difference.

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THIS IS WHAT I HAD IN MIND. SOMETHING NON SPANDEK FOR SUMMMER

OR THIS

AND THIS FOR WINTER

And amongst this chaos we meet and are helped, constantly, by so many wonderful giving people that it deserves a post on its own.

Its not 3rd world but rather a different world. One with its own set of rules.

That somehow work .

Here are a few pictures .

JUST ABOUT ANYTHING CAN BE HAD OFF THE STREETS

JUST ABOUT ANYTHING CAN BE HAD OFF THE STREETS

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BEER IS BOUGHT OUT OF THOSE LITTLE HOLES IN THE WALL

BEER IS BOUGHT OUT OF THOSE LITTLE HOLES IN THE WALL

I NEED TIME TO ADUJST TO THE HOT SPICES AKA DELHI BELLY EXPRESS

I NEED TIME TO ADUJST TO THE HOT SPICES AKA DELHI BELLY EXPRESS

 

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IT WORKS ESKOM!!!

PEOPLE WORK EXCEPTIONALLY HARD, STARTING BEFORE SUNRISE

PEOPLE WORK EXCEPTIONALLY HARD, STARTING BEFORE SUNRISE

TILL LATE AT NIGHT

TILL LATE AT NIGHT

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ABSOLUTE RESPECT FOR THESE RICKSHAW RIDERS WHO FERRY GOODS AND PEOPLE IN SEARING TEMPERATURES.THEY DESERVE A REST

ABSOLUTE RESPECT FOR THESE RICKSHAW RIDERS WHO FERRY GOODS AND PEOPLE IN SEARING TEMPERATURES.THEY DESERVE A REST

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WE SEE MANY MANY STRAY DOGS

WE SEE MANY MANY STRAY DOGS

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AND AS MANY WATER BOWLS NOT ONLY FOR THE DOGS BUT ALSO FOR THE BIRDS. IT SPEAKS VOLUMES AS TO THE CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE

AND AS MANY WATER BOWLS NOT ONLY FOR THE DOGS BUT ALSO FOR THE BIRDS. IT SPEAKS VOLUMES AS TO THE CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE

THIS SQUIRELL SEEMS TO HAVE ADAPTED FAR FROM ITS NATURAL HABITAT?

THIS SQUIRELL SEEMS TO HAVE ADAPTED FAR FROM ITS NATURAL HABITAT?

CLOSER TO HOME

CLOSER TO HOME

EVERY BIT OF USABLE SPACE IS ACCOUNTED FOR

EVERY BIT OF USABLE SPACE IS ACCOUNTED FOR

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ROOF-TOP KITE FLYING

ITS A MANS WORLD....

ITS A MANS WORLD….

WHICH SURPRISES WITH ATM'S FOR FOLK WHO CANNOT READ

WHICH SURPRISES WITH ATM’S FOR FOLK WHO CANNOT READ

THAT LITTLE YELLOW PEDAL RICKSHAW IS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN

THAT LITTLE YELLOW PEDAL RICKSHAW IS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN

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A NEW DAY......

A NEW DAY……