Distance walked 285.6km by Pankaj 220.1km by Mike
Today we reached the halfway point in the walk. However our plans will have to remain flexible as Daryl has been admitted to hospital with gastroenteritis. He is recovering but we don't know how long it will take and we can't leave Sangamner until he is fit to leave hospital.
This mornings plans did not go well. First the car we thought was coming at 7:30 arrived at 8:30 then we had to wait quite a while to see Daryl's doctor. I seriously questioned him about the antibiotic he was using as it isn't usually used for gastroenteritis and it also has diarrhea as the first listed side effect. The antibiotic was changed.
We got to Gunjalwadi at 11am. The first section was down a beautiful gorge on the old road so very little traffic and great scenery.
The road descends 130metres from Gunjalwadi to Gabhanawadi. The old road we walked in 4.2km. The new road is 5.7km. We made it through to the net village, (the name began with J but goggle doesn't acknowledge its existance before taking a rest break. Then it was on to just after the Hivargaon toll plaza for a late lunch (which was too hot - chilli wise - but ice cream compensated) with 12 km done. We managed another 4 km to Vaiduwadi which is near to Sangamner by 3pm.
Today we reached the halfway point in the walk. However our plans will have to remain flexible as Daryl has been admitted to hospital with gastroenteritis. He is recovering but we don't know how long it will take and we can't leave Sangamner until he is fit to leave hospital.
This mornings plans did not go well. First the car we thought was coming at 7:30 arrived at 8:30 then we had to wait quite a while to see Daryl's doctor. I seriously questioned him about the antibiotic he was using as it isn't usually used for gastroenteritis and it also has diarrhea as the first listed side effect. The antibiotic was changed.
We got to Gunjalwadi at 11am. The first section was down a beautiful gorge on the old road so very little traffic and great scenery.
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| Looking down into the valley we are heading to. The view was nice but rubbish dumping meant the smell was awful |
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| The new road has been made straighter by large embankments and cuttings. It is also longer and less steep. |
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| Cliffs at Gabhanawadi |
Daryl was pretty sleepy and the doctor was not available so we left him and went home for a rest before heading back at 6 p.m. Daryl said he wanted a Big Mac and fries. We couldn't manage the Big Mac but we did get some friesand after eating some he looked the happiest I have seen him since he became unwell on Saturday.
We went to a very flash looking restaurant but the food was ordinary. Wanting a break from chilli I ordered a vegetable fried rice from the chinese section of the menu. It had chillis. However the late of fries I ordered for starters was good and after eating a quarter of the fried rice I had enough to see me through the night. The meals here are always too big and I never finish them.
Final item is signs. This road sign one was near Gunjelwadi and is one of the best I have seen.
Somehow I never to remember to photograph one but often on the back side of direction signs it says "ALWAYS OBEY TRAFFIC RULES" or something similar. Given that Indian drivers ignore almost all the rules that amuses me.
This sign was common around Mumbai and Pune. It is Gandhi's glasses and refers to his vision of a clean India.
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