The Konkan coast

In Mumbai our bikes smelt decidedly fishy after we had taken them out the luggage compartment of the train. I don’t know why the compartment was full of sardines; I could only guess that the train had originated from Kolkata and the fish was destined for Delhi. Before leaving the station I repaired my rear tyre that had mysteriously gone flat while the bikes had been on the train. We were then soon in the tourist area of Colaba where we found a room...

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Kathmandu to Mumbai nov 07

Wanting to spend Christmas in North Goa, I had decided to get to Varanasi as quickly as possible and then take a train to Mumbai. This meant longer could be spent cycling down the Konkan coast from Mumbai to Arambol in Goa and so would maximise my fishing time. Hayato and Brian would be joining me and I was very pleased to have their company.The three of us booked a bus down to Varanasi where we planned to spend a few days before taking a train west....

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