Distance walked: 378.7km by Pankaj 313.2km by Mike
Not sure of the exact totals but it is greater than NZD5200 or INR250000
The day started at Dwaka Chowk where a number of Pankaj's friends had gathered to see us on our way an 2 of them walked with us. The nice thing was that a good number of donations went into the bucket before we started. Dwaka Chowk is a large and extremely busy roundabout that is now underneath the Mumbai-Agra expressway.
As has been the case everyday so far the sky was hazy. I had noticed that in one of the movies set in India I saw (was it The English Patient) and it is the case in reality. My attempts to get a photo of the dark orange sun as it sets have been defeated by the auto filtering on my phone.
The first 2 kilometres we had 2 people walking with us and the first 5 kilometres had a lot of heavy traffic so it wasn't a fast start. As far as the edge of the city the road ran alongside the expressway which was above us on piers. I loved this auto-rickshaw cut down to be a vege cart
A reporter wanted to do an interview and was expected to show up on the roadside about 11am as these things always turn out it was noon before he arrived. Daryl was driven out by Paraj so he coud interview all 3 of us. The majority was done in Mahrati so that was up to Pankaj. We moved on down the road now 27 degrees and with the bright sun felt hotter. We found this tyre repairers shed at Lahamagewadi where we at the lunch Pankaj had brought out for us. On getting up we discovered there was a restaurant right next door we couldn't see because of the high ground from the direction we came.
Not sure of the exact totals but it is greater than NZD5200 or INR250000
The day started at Dwaka Chowk where a number of Pankaj's friends had gathered to see us on our way an 2 of them walked with us. The nice thing was that a good number of donations went into the bucket before we started. Dwaka Chowk is a large and extremely busy roundabout that is now underneath the Mumbai-Agra expressway.
The first 2 kilometres we had 2 people walking with us and the first 5 kilometres had a lot of heavy traffic so it wasn't a fast start. As far as the edge of the city the road ran alongside the expressway which was above us on piers. I loved this auto-rickshaw cut down to be a vege cart
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It was only 4.4km from here to Gondedumala but it was very hot and one more rest break was taken at Cafe Raigad in Wadivarhe which was one of Pankaj's regular stopping places in his truck driving days.
On arrival at Gondedumala we went into a restaurant to get some shade. I am always a little startled when I see swastikas. They are very common in India often appearing on the sides of trucks. It is one piece of western baggage that stays with me.
Daryl had somehow been given a shirt a size smaller than the one he tried on. We stopped here overlooking the Godzvari River while Daryl went in to do the swap - and came back with my hat I had been unable to find in the morning.
After this it was off for a shave and massage before shopping in Ozar and going out to the HAL township. This is where MIG jets are built and Pankaj's family have owned a store here for 44 years. Another welcome with shawls and Nehru hats and a generous INR3800 in the bucket.
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
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