London to Mumbai by Road 2016 – Revisited Day 65 – 31 October 2016 New Year Reflections, Kolkata Sights, and an Unexpected Farewell Yesterday was Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and today marks New Year’s Day according to the Hindu calendar. For most years, this is a time when all of us would be surrounded…
London to Mumbai by Road 2016 – Revisited Day 64 – 30 October 2016 Arriving in Kolkata on Diwali This morning began with a touching farewell. After spending the night in the car park of their Reliance fuel station, the Punjabi family who had looked after us so warmly came out to see us off.…
London to Mumbai by Road 2016 – Revisited Day 63 – 29 October 2016 A Slow Crawl Towards Kolkata This morning, Team Kontiki said goodbye to Siliguri and set off at 8:45 am on what we hoped would be a straightforward drive towards Kolkata, approximately 580 kilometres away. The weather could not have been better.…
London to Mumbai by Road 2016 – Revisited Day 62 – 28 October 2016 Tea, History, and More Repairs for Faithful Kontiki After a wonderful evening in Darjeeling, we woke to another cool and refreshing Himalayan morning. Today’s plan was simple but special. We would visit the famous Makaibari Tea Estate, owned by Rajan Banerjee,…