Sakri

Sakri, Jan 5, 2012.

60 km

This morning my legs felt a bit stiff and I was considering whether to take a rest day at Dhule. Eventually I moved on though because my bed was rather hard, and there was a fair bit of traffic noise. I did not leave until 10 and my plan was to only ride to the other side of town and there find a good place for a rest day. Never found a place though and soon was out of town altogether. Now I am heading due West, towards the coast. Another 250 kms away.

At a roadside little restaurant a truck driver offers me a ride to Daman but I am not interested. This road is also a National Highway, but of an earlier kind. There are trees all along giving fine shade. It is also a bit undulating and generally a pleasent ride.
The truck driver tells me there is an "Uday Palace Hotel" shortly before Sakri, at reasonable price.

When I find it it is almost 4 PM and I have ridden 60 km. Not really a rest day. I get an almost decent room for 400 Rs. The room itself and the bed is surprisingly clean for the price. The bathroom looks grimy but whatever the stains are they do not wash away easily. The shower water is almost warm. There is an outdoor restaurant were I have just now had a good dinner, and lots of chilled mineral water. They won't let me take the bike inside though, making this the first place on this trip where I have been denied that.