Thursday 8 May 2014

A Ride far a wide

We woke up and the first thing we needed to do was find gas. We searched town, and a Nepalese man decided to help us. He brought us to a gas station, but it had at least a 2 hour line up. We were told the road West, where we were heading has some, around 30 kilometers. Even though I only had around 30 km in my bike left, we decided to go for it. After stopping at 7 gas stations we finally found a man, who out if the kindness of his heart sold us some of his extra stash. We got incredibly lucky and continued on. We had over 300 kilometers to Bardiya national park, and it was taking us a lot longer than expected. We powered on, constantly asking for directions, and it wasn't until around 6pm that we arrived at the park gates. We pull out the phone and call a zoologist named John from Britain who's expecting us, and has a place for us to stay. He's trying to explain the directions to me, but the phone has little battery left. He's constantly repeating "the Riva. You have to follow the Riva....". That's when the phone died. We continued on into the park until we found a big sign for eco lodges. The sun has set by thus point, and the darkness of night started to take over. A Nepalese man offered to helps us, and says he has a place we can stay. I get him on the back of my bike and have him lead us through the rocky off roads deep on the outside of the park. After 30 minutes of bumpy riding we arrive at a beautiful Lodge in the jungle. We drop down our gear and get some food. A successful day if riding, but a long one. We left at 8am and didn't arrive until 7pm

We've organized a guided tour into the park, to search for some wildlife. A couple from Greece told us they saw a tiger and 5 rhinos the day we arrived. Tomorrow morning at 6am we start the trek

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