Today's route: Started out at 8:15am from Murbad, Maharashtra, happy to tackle day 2. Finished at 1:15pm arrival at Malshej Ghat retreat, then taking a few km extra ride with the jeep to show us where we need to head next day and that it’s all going to be downhill. After dinner we took some pictures of the sun setting with the stunning backdrop of the Malshej Ghat rock formations. Can clearly see why Bollywood loves filming so many of their romantic dance scenes here!
Weather: cool morning, nice fresh breeze before the midday sun started heating up to some 35 degrees
Cycled: 40km still on the very nice and relatively new NH222, terrain getting hillier and hillier as we came close to the Ghats (mountains) - first test of mountain crossing skills and no, I (Wiebke) didn’t quite pass it (yet).
Didn't cycle: Sneaked in 19km on a chartered jeep for 400rs (negotiated down from 500rs). Fun ride through to the top of Malshej Ghat with the very friendly driver & his friend who came along for company. They took us right to the only hotel around, explained all the sights and which Bollywood movies were filmed around here.
Ate & drank:
7:30am: 1x chocolate meal replacement each, a drink of Amino powder for proteins (and to shape the muscles we’ll be building mixed with H2O
10:00am: chappati, soya masala, egg burghi, vada & bajji (deep fried vegies of some sort), 2l water at roadside dhaba
on the bike: nuts & 1l Enersol with water each
2:00pm: drink of Amino’s with water, water
3:30pm: dhal thaka (very buttery, yumm!!), egg fried rice, alu (potato) capsicum, 2l H2O
9:00pm: jeera (cumin) rice and curd (yoghurt), buttermilk (K), 2l H2O
Highlight of the day: Scenic views and sunset at Malshej Ghat.
Body check: tired after all the up & down of the rocky mountain formations of Malshej Ghat but fine otherwise.
Stayed at: Maharashtra Tourism Government something Retreat with Flamingo Restaurant. Cost 1042rs for the super deluxe room with balcony and view to the lake below.
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