Talk about being loaded

This was a huge metal filing cabinet on the NH13. Yes this is the highway folks. The cabinet was rocking back and forth and I was worried that it could fall off. Which has happened to me before.

This nearly took my head of as it passed on my side of the road. Way hay...!!

It never ceases to amaze me how much the Asian people can carry...! This I reckon has to be some kind of record, if anyone can beat this I would love to hear from you.

Road Rules

It was strange at first the change in culture and attitudes. This at first was most apparent in the driving techniques. Believe me that there are techniques and after a year driving in India, I think I have learned a little.

• Might is right ( I’m bigger than you so I can kill you, so you’d better fuck off out of my way)
• Cow is top dog on the roads in India ( Everything gives way to the Cow)
• Lorry or bus, depending on which is heaver and bigger at the time of weighting up the situation, as to who gives way to who.
• Big fuck off four wheel drives with as many people in it as a bus in Europe.
• Car with usually crammed with as many people as possible. (Six or more)
• Motorbike / Scooter with as much on it as a removal van in Europe.
• Pedestrian

Hepatitis and infections..

This is my mate Angus in the hospital in Fort Cochin, after contracting Hepatitis A. We both ended up in the hospital within a couple of days of each other. Mine was sort of self infected because I started digging around in an infected insect bite that was a little infected with my Swiss army knife, which I didn't sterilise first. Doo'h.

The Western Ghats

A ride through the Western Ghats in Tamil Nardu. This was a beautiful ride but in parts the road had given way to landslides.

A hospital visit..

Charlotte had to visit the hospital in Kanyakamari. Charlotte is the bikes name. She was christerned by a friend.

Beware of the Crocodiles

Some of the gang from the Sivananda Ashram

Crocodile lake which is just below the Ashram

Don’t know if I can quite believe it myself, but have just spent 2 1/2 weeks in an Ashram. During our stay we had to do yoga for 4hrs a day and meditation and chanting for another 3hrs a day. Up at 5am and bed at 10pm, living in a dormitory. Hay what the hell, I had a great time and was pretty flexible after the experience.
The location was beautiful, in the mountains quite near Thrivandram with a huge lake, which we swam in against the advice of everyone… look at the photo. While doing yoga in the open air hall you can hear the loins roaring across the lake…. Didn’t know there were loins in India but there you go.