Monday 26 March 2007

Day 11: Binsar – Royal Bardia

Day 11: Binsar – Royal Bardia

The Lotus and the Bently that broke the day before had to stay behind in the morning to repair the problems from the day before. With a deadline the meet there was a bit of a rush onto the border between India and Nepal which only opens between 12-2 for cars. The windy mountainous roads made this deadline seem impossible but on arrival Olivia and Conrad had organized so that any car from the rally could pass through at anytime of the day with very little paper work to fill out. The roads through Nepal were a lot straighter, faster and emptier than those in India which meant that after an
John and Jean Noble, Ginacarlo and Agneta Puddu along with 2 other cars were ‘held up’ by some Maoists (a Nepali communist movement) along the route for 1½ hrs whilst the group held a talks and lectures. They all arrived safely though.
early start arrival was at a reasonable time.

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