Rewa

... spotted my tennis racket and invited me to join him and his friends the next morning for a game. The final stretch from Rewa to Varanasi was smooth and fast, and I rode the 200 odd kilometers enjoying every bump which would previously have bottomed ...

... into a good romping bout of all the works dysentry / chundering that cut short today's ride and rooted us in resplendent Rewa for four fascinating days. We did though have a good view of the open sewers from the hotel and luckily there was a heavy ...

Initially we were meant to be in Varanasi by now but with the frustration that is the Indian transport network we were stranded in Riwa in the middle of nowhere! To get to Riwa we made a number of bus changes through remote villages. The locals ...

After spending much time playing 'Indian paddy field, saris, pretty villages, cricket and cows', Madhya Pradesh had a pop at 'African Savannah' and was commended by all. Applause was not extended to the force 1 million head wind though. There was romping ...

... 14km run around the beautiful Pukekura Park, along the backstreets of New Plymouth, through some farmland, over the stunning iconic Te Rewa Rewa Bridge, along the town's coastal walkway fringing the Tasman Sea, and back to Shoestring where we made the ...

... is a must if you're into that sort of thing.  It started out through farmland, then took us over the beautiful Rewa Rewa bridge which I mentioned in yesterday's blog, then along the coast the rest of the way, right into downtown New Plymouth.  ...

... as it is 20km return and we want to do it all.  This walkway looks brilliant and has a beautiful newly-built bridge, the Te Rewa Rewa bridge which is one year old this month.  It is stunning - a modern piece of art that looks like a giant whale ...

... from the very nice volunteer guides in both buildings, who obviously love their little corner of Kiwi history. I also visited Rewa's village which is just across the road from Kerikeri mission house.  This is a reconstructed Maori village based on ...