Fine
and Sunny 19 to 34deg C
Ride:
93km; total: 513km
Ratnagiri to Devgad. We
roll through the rolling countryside, passing lazy rivers, and making our way
to Devgad - a sleepy coastal village that is part colourful fishing port, part
coastal resort. Here, enjoy a beautiful beach and some killer Pau Bhaji.
Distance: 95km | Ride Time: 7 hours | Overnight: Devgad
Breakfast
was at 0730h this morning and when we entered the breakfast area all we got
were a lot of blank looks but no activity. All most of us wanted was a cuppa
tea or coffee. Anyway, they eventually got the message, and everything started
to flow out quickly. I had a nice plate of curried fried rice and some other
white rice/coconut dish that went really well with the fried rice. All that
with a couple of cups of Indian tea and toast and I was well and truly satisfied.
We
got away about 0820h into fairly light traffic, certainly nowhere near as much
as yesterday afternoon/last night. Being a Sunday, as soon as we cleared the
city area the traffic disappeared.
We
headed south on a really nice ride through rolling countryside, along lazy
rivers meandering through sleepy coastal villages. Half were just fishing ports
and half were coastal resorts with some potentially beautiful beaches that were
in urgent need of a ‘Clean up India’ campaign. The beaches were absolutely
deserted, obviously it’s their quiet time at the moment. The ever-present
steep, long hills tested some guys out, but despite a couple feeling a little
off colour, only one guy decided to ride in the support bus. The other two hung
in there till the end. The heat was pretty intense today and it was difficult
to consume enough water to stay hydrated. We didn’t finish till 1600h when the
afternoon sun was at its harshest. While those who don’t enjoy the heat did it
tough, those of us who prefer it hot had a fairly easy day, considering it was
over 90km.
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