Day 1:
this was so far the only day I could make the trajectory that planned. I stayed the last night in a nice hotel on a steep flank of a hill with gorgeous view! From Dhulikel, I took the long road around to Charikot and Manthali and from there over a bridge for pedestrians back to the main highway and after some more endless seeming Kilometers to Sindhulimadi (took me all day to get that name straight ;). The place to stay was pretty OK.. even wi-fi and nice balcony, just a smelly bathroom, but can't have it all out here ;) just a few raindrops, but mostly sunny and awesome to ride! :)
Day 2:
From where I stayed, I had to go down to the Highway running from East to West through the plains (and being extremely boring!). I went over to Choharwa and took the turnoff to Katari and from there to Halesi. Wanted to reach Diktel, but was impossible. Arrived late, because the pavement stopped early and it got bumpy and dusty and there were two ridiculous river crossings on small bridges with other pedestrians. The last part was extremely bumpy (dirt truck track) and it was hard to take the eyes off the road. When it got dark, I finally arrived in Halesi and had no other choice to take the only hotel available. Overpriced and without TV, what made me do some Yoga, what is a good thing ;) I really get the idea of how impassable these mountains are. Is really tough to get out here and people wonder what I'm doing here. Me actually too ;)
Day 3:
I started really early to have all day to get where I wanted to go.. Diktel and then down to Gaighat. But when I had a very simple breakfast consisting out of puff rice and beans and nuts, someone told me that this road is not yet cleared and the other one to Bhojpur is not suitable neither (this one isn't even on my map). So I decided to listen to this advice and not to try it, for it took me forever to do a couple of Km on this "good" road to get to this place. So I looped back going another way out that I came in.. what made me cross three brides and one counter traffic (people bringing goods over from the other side). Horrible! :P I managed to pass the very moment when they came along with mattresses strapped to their head.. had the size of a big fridge and made it really tricky to get to the other side...
felt a bit defeated, but had to take the same road back to Katari, where I arrived also pretty late. Got a nice sunset on the roof, but during the night the mosquitoes got me badly :P
Day 4:
from here I could take another road short-cutting over to Gaighat, but I somehow missed it and ended up at the highway again (where I turned over two days before). Didn't figure it out before and didn't want to turn around.. so I drove a part on that highway and then turned in to Gaighat (coming from South now). There someone told me that apparently there is a boat to cross the river on the way to Diktel. So it might have been possible. But he also told me that the roads to Chatara are good (they were very OFF-road) and there is a boat to get over. and there was of course no boat.. when I drove to the end of the road, down to the river (a path that only a bike could go, but hasn't been driven for long time), then I just found an old, inoperable rusty ferry boat, stranded on the shore :P took me quite a while to turn around.. a shitty road with insanely deep river crossings (gave me wet feet for the rest of the day). Had to get back to the highway again to cross that river (only one bridge down south). and from there I managed to get to the place that I wanted to stay for the night. Was already dark when I arrived here (really hate to drive at night). but now having found a nice place with good service :) ..was a good day, but also a very long day and as usual I end up shattered and looking forward to crash ;) ..tomorrow shall be a short day to Hile (only 40km) and then off the bike and rest my buttocks (by hiking around ;)
this was so far the only day I could make the trajectory that planned. I stayed the last night in a nice hotel on a steep flank of a hill with gorgeous view! From Dhulikel, I took the long road around to Charikot and Manthali and from there over a bridge for pedestrians back to the main highway and after some more endless seeming Kilometers to Sindhulimadi (took me all day to get that name straight ;). The place to stay was pretty OK.. even wi-fi and nice balcony, just a smelly bathroom, but can't have it all out here ;) just a few raindrops, but mostly sunny and awesome to ride! :)
Day 2:
From where I stayed, I had to go down to the Highway running from East to West through the plains (and being extremely boring!). I went over to Choharwa and took the turnoff to Katari and from there to Halesi. Wanted to reach Diktel, but was impossible. Arrived late, because the pavement stopped early and it got bumpy and dusty and there were two ridiculous river crossings on small bridges with other pedestrians. The last part was extremely bumpy (dirt truck track) and it was hard to take the eyes off the road. When it got dark, I finally arrived in Halesi and had no other choice to take the only hotel available. Overpriced and without TV, what made me do some Yoga, what is a good thing ;) I really get the idea of how impassable these mountains are. Is really tough to get out here and people wonder what I'm doing here. Me actually too ;)
Day 3:
I started really early to have all day to get where I wanted to go.. Diktel and then down to Gaighat. But when I had a very simple breakfast consisting out of puff rice and beans and nuts, someone told me that this road is not yet cleared and the other one to Bhojpur is not suitable neither (this one isn't even on my map). So I decided to listen to this advice and not to try it, for it took me forever to do a couple of Km on this "good" road to get to this place. So I looped back going another way out that I came in.. what made me cross three brides and one counter traffic (people bringing goods over from the other side). Horrible! :P I managed to pass the very moment when they came along with mattresses strapped to their head.. had the size of a big fridge and made it really tricky to get to the other side...
felt a bit defeated, but had to take the same road back to Katari, where I arrived also pretty late. Got a nice sunset on the roof, but during the night the mosquitoes got me badly :P
Day 4:
from here I could take another road short-cutting over to Gaighat, but I somehow missed it and ended up at the highway again (where I turned over two days before). Didn't figure it out before and didn't want to turn around.. so I drove a part on that highway and then turned in to Gaighat (coming from South now). There someone told me that apparently there is a boat to cross the river on the way to Diktel. So it might have been possible. But he also told me that the roads to Chatara are good (they were very OFF-road) and there is a boat to get over. and there was of course no boat.. when I drove to the end of the road, down to the river (a path that only a bike could go, but hasn't been driven for long time), then I just found an old, inoperable rusty ferry boat, stranded on the shore :P took me quite a while to turn around.. a shitty road with insanely deep river crossings (gave me wet feet for the rest of the day). Had to get back to the highway again to cross that river (only one bridge down south). and from there I managed to get to the place that I wanted to stay for the night. Was already dark when I arrived here (really hate to drive at night). but now having found a nice place with good service :) ..was a good day, but also a very long day and as usual I end up shattered and looking forward to crash ;) ..tomorrow shall be a short day to Hile (only 40km) and then off the bike and rest my buttocks (by hiking around ;)
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