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| Two bikes, Two cities, 1200 kilometers, One goal: change the world by teaching kids to read |
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| Holy Cows and High Altitude Dogs |
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| In India, Nepal and Tibet, Animals are a big part of the daily flow of life. Most usually because they are impeding the daily flow of life by standing in the middle of the road and refusing to move, or popping up where you least expect them and scaring the hell out of you. Horses In Bombay, we saw a nice spot to go and look at the ocean and made our way up the hill. The 'hill' turned out to be an unofficial landfil of garbage of every sort. And it also turned out that we were not the only ones up there...there were also a bunch of horses (!?) hanging out and munching on yesterday's dinner. |
| Dinner Although it seems that where an animal stands does have a bit to do with whether it will see tomorrow. Here, a bunch of goats stands outside a meat shop featuring - on the window - some nice illustrations of goats. |
| Yaks Most yaks we saw were off in dusty plains as we rode down the path. But at Everest Base Camp, there were Yaks everywhere, including in front of our tent. Yaks, despite their massive size, are as skittish as chickens, scattering en masse at the slightest startling noise or cyclist. |
| Cows In Kathmandu, there were cows everywhere. In streets, on sidewalks, in parks, in your way. A Nepalese taxi driver told us that the Nepalese believe everyone has a right to the road - so a cow as as much right as a dog or a human to hang out and block traffic. As we made our way over to Boudha Travels & Tours with Mingmar, we had to make our way over a couple of cows as well. As you can see, they are sitting in a pile of bricks and morter. It was hard to tell whether they had knocked something down, or were resting as they were building something up. |
| Dogs It was hard to get a good photo of most dogs we encountered in Tibet, since they were ususally chasing us down a dirt road at 4,500m while were sprinted furiously away, spraying water at the dog with one hand and desperatly shifting gears with the other. This dog, however, was nice and calm. Peacefully sitting at the base of a column of prayer flags in a monestary. Whew. |
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| Goats On our second to last night in Tibet, we camped in a rocky field. One of the most memorable moments was when a nomad drove his pack (herd?) of goats down the valley and across the road. We barely had the strength to clap. |