After a fairly good night of sleep (apart from the dogs barking and
the mosque call at 4.30 am) we woke up to the fantastic scenery of
massive tea plantations in the early morning sun to discover that the
road fork we missed the previous night was just meters away from where
we gave up ...After a couple of hours of pleasant driving in the windy
(new!) mountains roads, what was our surprise to bump into the Kiwis'
team pretty much in the middle of nowhere! Perfect excuse to exchange
stories and do some mileage together. After lunch and having almost
killed another pedestrian, we get separated and head east to Trichy.
The road was pretty boring, a straight spanking new highway, but at
least it was flat and we could peak up to almost 50 km an hour. Our
ferrari pimping is crazily popular. Guys in cars and bikes overtake us
just to say hi, waive, and get some attention. Seeing the smile on
children faces when they see us is such a wonderful feeling.
Checked-in in Trichy in a 'deluxe' hotel (as deluxe as national
highways are good roads...) and get a good night of sleep. Tomorrow
will have some serious mileage to do