day 10 - jaisalmar

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as usual we got up only at 3:30 but packed and left by 4:15. It was damm cold. Full of mist and fog.
The Moon at 4 am :)


I lead with both the fog lights on and adjusted the head light appropriately. Visibility was close to zero may be a meter or so. We slowly moved on. Then by 5:15 the mist cleared a bit and by 5:30 we got little light from the sun. Man this was the best part of the Trip. At one point we felt we are gonna enter into cloulds and later in the rear mirror we could see that we ve left the cloud and soon entered the other. I didnt even stop for fotos was so very carried away by the joy and after 2 hrs of riding we stopped for the sun rise pic.











Then on the fog cleared very soon and the sun was at tis horizon. The vehicles coming towards east found it very difficult. So we drove to our extreme left. Wanted to ve a break to left Shyam lead. Then I noticed some blue smoke fromhis exhaust. We stopped at Pokran and found a pulsar service station This is the best thing is like about the mini bikes. All 3 Bajaj,TVS and HH ve service stations at all places. Changed the engine oil. I too refilled the engine oil. And we drove west happily with full stomach(all 4).




The roads were straight straight and straight Bright ans soon we heard some tankers bursting and huge dust raising high...


It was the army Training zone. Was happy to see all tankers moving here and there and our soldiers firing at the targets. We stood there watching/hearing. Soon we got a go.. go word from the trainer. We left the place. and with another 60 kms ahead we some camels :)




We reached jaisalmer by lunch. After inquiring at few places we got a deal for a stay in the desert+camelride+dinner+entertainment+camp in the desert+breakfast for 1200 per head. Accepted it had lunch and the tour started by 3.

Again we parked the pulsar and drove on the desert. We thought its just 2 kms away but damm it was 40 kms.. and the winds were strong. I could feel that a vehicle is coming behind just by the increase in the wind force. never experienced it. And soon we reached the camel point. There we boarded the camel.. we gave some extra money to the biy ans asked him to take to some 'all sand zone' :)







I felt the sand was not that very loose. we asked him and said there some rains the previous night. hehe :D and we faced rains only here :D













Say a HAI to me... :)



Talllllll.......... legs..







The sun set













Tired after rolling down.. ;)



Naiyaa colouring... ;)


Soon after the sunset we saw the Moon.. Never seen it so red.. :eek:



We came back to the camps. There were some traditional dance performance saw it and happily slept in the camp.. ;)

day 9 - Jodhpur

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Got up around 7am and had a nice bath, food and left to explore the forts. We just took my bike as the pulsar was showing some tiredness. We first rode my bike to UMAID BHAWAN PALACE

















There were lot of antiques I really like the clocks. clicked a few that I liked. But I was expecting things which will 16 or 17th century everything was from the 20th century... :( but ok its all worth the visit.


Had a coffee at the garden restarnt relaxed for a while and moved to MEHRANGARH FORT. The Location of the fort was strategic. There wer nice cannon and balls :)


The View of the Place from the Fort




Daring, aint I ! :p


The Guns go here.


Should be the Queens place.. ;)


hawk's Eye


View of JASWANT THADA


Dhoom!! Bull's eye :D









Carvings on the Swords






Never seen a this long rifle.. [U]Can some one tell me fo r what this was used?[/U]


Weaponry











Ivory Arts



[U]durbar[/U]




Couldnt get the boundry walls fully..



After a full visit to the fort we came down to see the jaswant thada. We were just late. the entry closes by 5 and it was 5;05.. They didnt allow us so felt this suckss... and moved on... Then we went to the mandore garden. I really loved Jodhpur. The military has laid nice roads and they were tourism friendly.. :)


View of the Fort


View of the palace


Garden should ve been the best place in the past. Tall Temples and nice sculptures. But it was poorly maintained. Guess it was the drunkards' hub would spot only empty/broken liquor bottles inside. yet there was a well maintained temple at the end. I didnt like it though it had lost its ancient look. hmm am not a archeological expert :D



















We then reached the hotle. Good that we got the visiting card of the hotle as we ve lost track now.. ;) We had a little chit chat with the owner. He was excited seeing the bikes(Reg numbers). He wanted us to go to jaisalmer. I was already dying to go there.. (That time I had already prepared a plan for another northy ride which will include jaisalmer... ;) ) we came up and discussed..... ditched the Jaipur plan and decided to go to Jaisalmer.. The plan was to leave early by 3.

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