Distance walked 334.6km by Pankaj 269.1km by Mike
Funds raised NZD4959.04 or INR247952
Paraj arrived about 7:30am at Sangamner to pick us up. With all the events happening I never did get a tour of the sugar plant.
I'm not sure if ANZ or Capgemini are responsible for the delay today but having answered all his emails last night there were several that had to be answered before we cold start walking. We still managed to get to Dodi Bhudruk by 9am. It was a very pleasent 11 degrees and a very light breeze so walking was very pleasant for the first hour.
There is a lot of dairying in this part of India but the herds are very small. Some have only 1 or 2 cows, 4 is the most common and the biggest I have seen is 6 cows. 9.4km were done int first 2 hours bringing us close to the turnoff to Sinnar. Sinnar is the largest town between Sangnamner and Nashik and has a large commercial area as well as a good sized market. The expressway does a loop to the west of the town but the fastest way for us was straight through the middle. Once off the expressway it felt very hot as there were trees lining the road that provided no shade but did make an effective windbreak. We had a reception waiting for us at Sinnar 15km from the start.
After the welcome we were taken to a restaurant where I had a cheese dosa. I found this much ncer than the ones with potato Pankaj had been ordering for me. It is a major frustration that Pankaj does not know how to describe the dishes on the menu. There may be all manner of delights I just don't know about.
There was a cricket match going on at the local ground which is at a crossroads. The road to Shirdi goes west from here and there were a large number of pilgrims heading to Shirdi coming towards us from this point for the rest of the day. Some looked very sore.
Shortly after rejoining the expressway we stopped at a bar. We had now done 20km and the temperature had climbed to 27 degrees. Pankaj was horrified when I posted a picture of the beer on facebook. For the second time on the trip Pankaj has pulled me away from a person who was giving a donation saying they are drunk. That may have been true but they were acting in a respectful way and I will accept there donation and blessing for the trip as readily as I will any other person. We are all born in the image of God and it is not for us to determine the merit of a persons donation. I was also unable to explain to Pankaj why our walk is a pilgrimage. To him a pilgrimahe must be to a holy place. To me a pilgrimage is any journey undertaken in the name of Christ and I certainly see raising money for schools in Wada as Christ's work even though I won't be making any attempt to convert any to Christianity.
The last 2km were down a steep hill. The drivers coming up the hill were behaving very badly - at one point there were trucks 3 abreast including 1 on the gravel shoulder. Motor bikes would force us to step back as they went up the inside of traffic on the shoulder.
We are now at Paraj's house at Ozar where we will stay for the next few days. Daryl is looking bright and chipper but I don't think he will be walking with us again.
Donations can be made at https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/school-of-walk in New Zealand or direct to 06-0574-0833554-00 or https://milaap.org/fundraisers/givealittle-schoolofwalk in India
Posted at 6pm on 19 December from Ozar, India
Funds raised NZD4959.04 or INR247952
Paraj arrived about 7:30am at Sangamner to pick us up. With all the events happening I never did get a tour of the sugar plant.
I'm not sure if ANZ or Capgemini are responsible for the delay today but having answered all his emails last night there were several that had to be answered before we cold start walking. We still managed to get to Dodi Bhudruk by 9am. It was a very pleasent 11 degrees and a very light breeze so walking was very pleasant for the first hour.
There was a cricket match going on at the local ground which is at a crossroads. The road to Shirdi goes west from here and there were a large number of pilgrims heading to Shirdi coming towards us from this point for the rest of the day. Some looked very sore.
Shortly after rejoining the expressway we stopped at a bar. We had now done 20km and the temperature had climbed to 27 degrees. Pankaj was horrified when I posted a picture of the beer on facebook. For the second time on the trip Pankaj has pulled me away from a person who was giving a donation saying they are drunk. That may have been true but they were acting in a respectful way and I will accept there donation and blessing for the trip as readily as I will any other person. We are all born in the image of God and it is not for us to determine the merit of a persons donation. I was also unable to explain to Pankaj why our walk is a pilgrimage. To him a pilgrimahe must be to a holy place. To me a pilgrimage is any journey undertaken in the name of Christ and I certainly see raising money for schools in Wada as Christ's work even though I won't be making any attempt to convert any to Christianity.
The last 2km were down a steep hill. The drivers coming up the hill were behaving very badly - at one point there were trucks 3 abreast including 1 on the gravel shoulder. Motor bikes would force us to step back as they went up the inside of traffic on the shoulder.
We are now at Paraj's house at Ozar where we will stay for the next few days. Daryl is looking bright and chipper but I don't think he will be walking with us again.
Donations can be made at https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/school-of-walk in New Zealand or direct to 06-0574-0833554-00 or https://milaap.org/fundraisers/givealittle-schoolofwalk in India
Posted at 6pm on 19 December from Ozar, India
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