Archive for August, 2006

Long day purchasing

Did a lot of shopping today, brought loads of stuff for the trip, here’s the list:

1. Tank bag: got a locally made tank bag for Rs. 535 from Chopra @ Karol Bagh, quite nice and will be able to hold ample stuff and looks to be quite good.
2. Bungee ropes: got 5 bungee ropes for [...]

5 Days to go for ride back to ladakh…

Only 5 days to go and so much left to be done. With the itinerary almost getting finalized, it is time to arrange for permissions to go where few have gone and only few will go in the coming years. This trip to Ladakh is going to be the one the separates men from boys, [...]

Eight days to go…

Eight days to go for the ride to heaven, trip route planning is almost done with only a few things left to fill. This is going to be one hell of a ride if I can pull it off, 19days of fun filled adventure.

Ladakh trip preparation updates

Finally online after a long time, damn all these computer problems. Here are the updates regarding the preparation for the Ladakh trip:
Got the saddle bags made (will be posting pics soon); they look neat and will be a welcome addition for this Ladakh ride. For Rs.1000 they are a steal, thanks to Manik and [...]

Faith

With the Ladakh trip date coming ever so near, some where in my mind there is a feeling of anxiety. But when friends, family and even complete strangers show faith in you, it not only touches one’s heart, it also reaffirms our faith in our self. This excellent poster by Sunil Gupta has done that [...]