68 km
Another lovely cycling day, even though it turned out to be a good bit longer than I had expected.
There are several major hills to cross between Anjarle and Guhagar. It is tough going uphill but ever so sweet running the downhills.
There is also a river to cross by boat between Dabhol and Dhopve. Julian had overtaken me in an uphill and soon after I was offered a ride in a big white automobile. I turned down the offer but obviously Julian accepted the same offer out of my sight. When I arrived at the boat jetty at Dabhol I was surprised not to see him there. I had to wait for half an hour for the ferryboat and used the time to eat a mango ice cream. I also talked to a British Indian who was here to visit the parents of his wife.
When the boat arrived I got onboard and we sailed across the not so wide river in some 15 minutes. On the Dhopve side there was another uphill in the direction of Guhagar, where I was going.
As I enetered Guhagar I stopped to check Google Maps and it so happened that I was just outside the house where the British Indian was visiting. He saw me and came outside. I told him I was looking for a guest house and he suggested one right nearby. I got a room there, not charming but adequate. The lady brought me a bucket of hot water for the shower I badly needed.
Later when I went down to the beach I found Julian right there, setting up his tent.
I had dinner at the guest house. It was a terrific veg thali, in the local style of this area.
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