Where are we?

	18:46 on - Rick Dangerous wrote: Ok, so, since Gareth is the worst blogger in history, I've been left with the responsibility of updating you all with what happened for the rest of the trip. Whilst it won't be too concise, I'll try to write the best parts. At some point I'll edit together a small video and upload that but that may take a while. Anyway, here we go... Day 5:We made it a total of 47km from Hyderabad. Woooo go us! Most of the day was spent mucking around doing nothing, after eating about billion pieces of toast for breakfast. We visited some craft markets which... Read more ...

	05:52 on - Rick Dangerous wrote: Ok, so we have reached Hyberabad. For those of you who dont know where that is, its sort of south of the middle of India. Population: 5.5 million.Quick summary, since we are running behind schedule...Day 1:Started racing at about 1pm, and promptly drove around the corner to meet a convoy of 6 rickshaws. Starving, we headed to the only food place that was open. Pizza Hut. Oh yes. Then we got back on the road, swerving around motorbikes and trucks left right and center, and headed out of Pondicherry. Lost 2 rickshaws on the way out, oops! And then headed... Read more ...

	05:49 on - Rick Dangerous wrote: Well, there's less than an hour till we jump in our rickshaw and drive to Shillong!Needless to say it's been a crazy past couple of days. We had to get up at 5am in London, to catch a flight to Chennai (via Doha in Qatar) arriving at 4am. At this point, and with a few too many free airplane drinks, and not nearly enough sleep, we jumped in a taxi for 3 hours while they (yes, there was two of them!) took turns driving us to our destination. Arriving after the sun had rose, and after a bunch of extra charges and tolls had been demanded from us, we got to our hotel. Which was actually... Read more ...

	12:00 on - Rick Dangerous wrote: That's all! 10 days before we land in Chennai, India, and make our way down to the starting line in Pondicherry. We've been busy shopping for bits and pieces to take with us - travel towels, torches, sleeping bags, so much to think of!I'm currently in Switzerland for xmas, a nice cold snow-filled holiday before the extreme hot climate of India. Gareth meanwhile is in the UK enjoying the rain, and running around buying far too many gadgets and stuff for the trip. Also, it turns out the anti-malaria tablets I bought at Boots (a combination of Proguanil and Chloroquine)... Read more ...

	15:42 on - Rick Dangerous wrote: Thanks to a donation from Virtual Spectator, we've now raised £1000 for charity, which is halfway towards our goal of £2000 - thanks to everyone who has donated so far! Not only that, we've finally booked our flights, pimped our rickshaw (picture coming soon), and received our visas. We've also sorted out our international driving licenses, so all the major stuff is done. Now to start compiling a shopping list of things to buy for the trip... ... Read more ...

	10:50 on - Rick Dangerous wrote: Visas are almost done, flights almost booked, vaccinations have been jabbed, and the rickshaw almost pimped! The coming week will be the most productive as everything is sorted out and finalized. Expect more news soon! Thank you all for all the donations so far, we really appreciate it! ... Read more ...

	17:29 on - Rick Dangerous wrote: We have no plan, no visas, no vaccines, no sponsors, no sponsorship money, no flights booked. Other than that, we're ready to go! ... Read more ...