This one is going to pick up about mid-day Wednesday the 29th, as WiFi in this town is about as reliable as a rickshaw going down the country of India (read: not). I'm sitting at the one Italian restaurant in Jaisalmer mid day Saturday, eating an endearing attempt at a pizza margarita, because Trip Advisor said this place has good enough WiFi.
Anyways, I'll keep this one brief as I've a lot of catching up to do. We'd arrived in Jaisalmer on Wednesday, and after treating ourselves to a few rounds of THE SWEET NECTAR OF THE GODS known as Kinfischer, we check into our hotel and started up towards the fort, where rumors of a dark gathering of mostly white people was occuring.
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| Thank goodness |
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| Jaisalmer, near the fort. |
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| From the top of our hotel, the Jaisal Palace. |
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| More fort/Jaisalmer |
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| Our lunch spot on the fort. |
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| With one helluva view. |
The gathering turned out to be all white people, with the offerings to the Tuk-Tuk in the sky being more Kingfisher 🍺.
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| The Bristol Boys and another group from LA |
After consumping our fair share, the we went and took a sneak peek at the launching point of the Rickshaws, the Jawas Niwar palace, and enjoyed a dip in their pool.
Come the next day it was time to lay eyes on the Rickshaws, and see our stress for the next two weeks.
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| Look at that beautiful rig |
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| The lineup |
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| The full spread. |
Per the Adventurist page regarding the Auto-Rickshaw...
Engine: 2 stroke, single cylinder, forced air cooled
Power: 7 HP at 5000 rpm (equiv. 1 family dog)
Transmission: 4 forward, 1 reverse
Fuel Capacity: 8 ltr + 1.4 reserve
Top Speed: 55kmph (downhill)
Engine Size: 145.45cc
System Voltage: 12V , DC
Underpowered and soon to be overworked for our task, but she's ours, and soon to be put to the test.
That's all I've got for now.
Until next time, cheers!
Mac
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