Belazur Calais

We awoke to the noise of trucks and early morning deliveries..Took Lucy for walk and packed van ready to hit the road again..Start? Yes!!<br><br>Breakfast at the Happy Chef opposite the Marina in Dover was very welcomed, and to be recommended. We will be checking out Uncle Sam's next time we pass through. Now down to the Ferry port for check in..<br><br>Ooh la la......<br>

... br>Take Train to Jaipur <br><br>Wed 14 Oct: <br>Visit Jaipur <br>Night in Jaipur <br><br>Thurs 15 Oct: <br>Jaipur to Agra<br>Visit Agra<br>Agra to delhi (late evening) <br>overnight train to Amritsar <br><br>Fri 16 Oct: <br>Arrive Amritsar<br>Spend day at Amritsar <br>Depart for Dehi <br><br>Sat 17 Oct:<br>Full day in Delhi<br>Depart for Mumbai (Flight) <br><br>Sun 18 Oct: <br>Depart for UK<br><br>APPROXIMATE DISTANCE PLANNED TO COVER IN INDIA: 8,274 km! (5,142 Miles)<br>

... they served FLAPS lol what the hell......yet again another laughing fit after the joke made about meat and beavers, it hurt to laugh), anyway the waitress thought he was about to throw up in the menu.<br><br>Our friend that came on the rally with us, Irish Tash, was left with the bill of 73Euro. When she went to pay, she was told by the manager that she had to pay another 5 euro due to our behaviour causing 2 ...

... trip started. I&#8217;ve waited a long time for this and I<br>still cannot believe I&#8217;m actually going! 11 days to go!!(Not that I&#8217;m<br>counting!)<br><br>All these years of hearing about India. From friends and family to<br>Michael Palin! Seeing it on documentaries and seeing it in Bollywood<br>movies. Finally my time has come!! <br><br>Will post Itinerary as soon as it&#8217;s anywhere near stable!<br>

... to cook 560 odd recipes from Julias book in 1 year(365 days)<br>and will blog about her progress.<br><br>I've always thought about blogging and sharing my experiences with<br>people out there but have never got round to it. This movie has somehow<br>convinced me to start one! (and you too Vishal!!) and what more than to start blogging about<br>my journey to India!(Exactly 2 weeks from now, I'll be flying out to<br>Mumbai!...for the very first time!)<br>

... due to a couple of little incidents on the way. We had a new inverter delivered yesterday morning as the original failed on Friday so I attempted to install that this morning but ran out of time. We were making good time to Dover but we needed to fill up the gas before we left the country as we had no time to get a French adaptor. The pump we found filled ...

... I came across the Canal du Midi, which connects the Mediterranean with the Atlantic. A number of boats were in a lock, and waited while it filled up with water, then quickly untied the ropes and sailed out through the higher level. Everybody was in bathers or shorts and looked like they were having a great time cruising along the canal. I then drove up into a mountainous area (Black Mountain) before coming out into a beautiful valley, where I drove through a lovely ...

So I, similiar to Tanya, had typed up a great blog for this day, was almost done with it, when what should happen? The computer freezes. Fantastic. Well. Let's start again. After waking up refreshed and revitalized, most of team Molalla opted out of the hotel-provided breakfast and went to a nearby McDonalds for some protein. We also popped into a grocery store that was next to McDonalds to get some snackies for the day. Grocery stores quickly become my ...

... and the van wouldn't start. I wasn't too worried because this happens quite often as it has a starter motor problem that only takes a wiggle of a wire to solve...apart from this time. It wouldn't start and everyone from our lane had pulled round us and got on the boat, and I was about to kick the van and have a breakdown when it finally started. Of course the ferry crew were wary of us and made us get on the boat last incase it happened on the other ...

... get the brake on the 'van, it hit a sapling. The rear panel is cracked in 3 places. Effected temporary repairs, informed Red Pennant who said that that is all they would have got done, said I would contact the Clubs 5c's insurance once home for repairs, they said that is what they would recommend. We decided to return home ...