One thing I would urge you all to do though is set at least one goal that you want to achieve in 2010 and then go out and make it happen. How do you think I ended up here? Without goals and then Action, you're dreams will always remain just that....dreams. So make 2010 the year that at least one of your dreams comes true! :-) To learn how to set your goals in such away that you have no choice but for them to happen see my blog www.richvincent.me where in the next couple of days I will be posting how I set mine and what they are for the coming year.
So on to the up coming trip and the final part of my Tri-Dangerthon. 2500km across India on a Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle. Here is the itinerary for each day -
Day 1
Arrive in India and chill out for the rest of the day, meet the team in the evening.
Day 2 Warm up day, this day enables us to get used to the Indian traffic and the idiosyncrasies of the Royal Enfield.
Day 3 Today is designed to break us all in gently, this rally stage sees us tackle a beautiful and demanding stretch of the western Ghat mountain range on our way to Palolem, our first nights destination. Palolem is one of Indias most beautiful beach resorts; During the riding day we will encounter mountains every bit as spectacular as the Himalayas, just with lots and lots of forest and no snow peaks, due to the reduced altitude. Today is short in length to give us a chance to build confidence. It is a stunning and remote ride. Very rough accomodation and a breathtaking location tonight - the rally has begun.
Day 4 The second day is longer and more demanding but feels no harder due to the fact we are becoming more confident on our bikes and the forest trails and mountain passes are becoming less daunting. Today’s ride is quite simply mind-blowing as we wind our way on and off road all the way over the mountains and back to our nights stop point at a truly secret cove, looking out to the Arabian sea.
Day 5 Today we start off with a short stretch of highway, which by Indian standards is very quiet, we then take some beautiful winding roads up the mountains stopping for lunch at Indias highest waterfall; Jog Falls. Once we’re refreshed we’ll crack on towards our final nights stop, a bustling Indian city of Shimoga. Shimoga sees no tourists whatsoever, and therein lies it’s fascination for us – it is one of the rare places on earth you can see a city totally unaffected by tourism. It is eye opening and extremely friendly, it is probably one of the only places on earth where the owner of a petrol station asks you in for a coffee!
Day 6 If there was an awards programme for the worlds best rides this day would be up right up there. It’s so good it’s almost too much for the mind to take in. We will bike up and down roads that haven’t been used by traffic for decades – at some stages we may have to send a chainsaw gang in before we tackle it, as nature has taken it’s hold so firmly. Cautious and progressive are the terms appropriate on these stages, as the scenery is awesome but the road conditions changeable. We finish this tough day with the sun setting behind us as we chase shadows all the way to the incredible mountain resort of Kalasa nestled in the vast Elephant area of Kudremukh National Park.
So that's the first 6 days of the trip, it sounds absolutely amazing doesn't it. I really can't wait but I'm also getting quite nervous and apprehensive, which is great, as I can now feel the adrenaline really starting to well up inside :-)
Please check back shortly for days 7 to 12 and details of how you can follow me on the whole journey!
All the best
Rich
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