A celebrity now, but where are the groupies?

Dewas, Dec 27, 2011.

121 km

So I stayed at this fancy Crescent Resort which set me back $80, making it the most expensive hotel I have ever paid for out of my own pocket. It was way fancier and larger than I needed. And I slept better there than in a long while, because it was quiet and the bed was great. But I could never get any hot water out of the shower. And I never even bothered trying out the Jacuzzi.

Before leaving the Crescent Resort I stuffed myself silly at the "free breakfast". Since I overslept more than an hour I did not leave until ten o'clock. Being in for a long day that was obviously not ideal. But it did have the advantage of me not needing to break for lunch.

Soon three young guys on a motorbike rode up next to me asking if I was the Swedish cyclist they had read about in the newspaper. They wanted me to stop so they could have pictures with me for their Facebook. I did not want to stop early in the day with so much left to go. Told them they could take pictures while I was cycling.
Later during the day others had similar comments. They had seen me in the paper. It seems now I am a bit of a celebrity in the Sehore region. Even one guy working in a road toll booth ran across lanes of traffic so that he could take a picture with his cell phone.

At Dewas I did my usual trick of cycling to the bus station, and then quite easily found a decent hotel room. I have made up my mind not to always go for the absolute cheapest places any more. 1000 Rs I think is good to pay for a room. It is after all less than $20. In Khajuraho I stayed at a very good place for only 200 Rs, but I have also stayed in some rather grimy places for 300, when I may have gotten much better for only a few dollars more.