Ratnagiri 2

Devgar - Ratnagiri, March 4, 2012.

101 km

Todays distance was a bit too much, in this heat and headwind. By the time I arrived Ratnagiri I was totally wiped.

The road itself was very good. I think I crossed seven rivers, all of them on bridges. Thus there was no delays, no waiting for ferryboats. But the bridges are of course all low down, and then I had to climb up again on the other side. Many of those uphills were so steep I had to get off and walk, pushing my bike. But oh the lovely shower once I had gotten my room, again at Vihar de Luxe. Divine!

An hour before Ratnagiri I stopped by the roadside for a glass of freshly squeezed pineapple juice. I could feel my blood sugar was at rock bottom and I was almost losing the will to pedal on. A young woman had this cart where she pressed fruit juices and mixed with ice, 20 Rs a glass. She was very pretty and had a lot of henna paintings on her hands and arms. She obviously wanted to talk to me and was disappointed when she realised I spoke neither Marathi nor Hindi. Once again I vowed to take a Hindi crash course next time I come back to this lovely country.