Tag: cycling the escape road
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Thank god there’s Kodaikanal…
Part iv: This was supposed to be the easy part, 40km of undulating road that had a height increase of no more then 300 meters to our destination! It was pure hell, the combined lack of food and the awful road surface meant that it was really really tough going. With no fuel or food…
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Bushwhacking with a bike
Part iii of cycling the escape road, Munnar to Kodaikanal Waking up this morning was especially pleasurable after noting our insides had not been removed with tiger claws. We packed rapidly, loaded up our rucksacks and started to hike into the thick forest to try and find the remains of the track we had lost…
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We meet Panthera tigris tigris and other such tales
Part ii of cycling the ‘escape road’ between Munnar and Kodaikanal. (Part i is here) Although our previous days enquires had suggested the village of Vattavada was safe, we still wanted to pass through as early as possible to avoid any potential problems. We woke at sunrise, checked on Bob (he had moved, but was…
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“It is better to apologise after than to ask permission before”
Cycling the ‘escape road’ from Munnar to Kodaikanal. It all started after seeing a faded old sign pointing to ‘Munnar Ropeway Station’. Half covered in vegetation on an old stonewall, it roused our curiosity and we wanted to find out what the ropeway station was/is and whether it was something we could visit or possible…
Sam and Sheena Cycle 