Due to some time constraints we have taken to slightly more mechanized travel. After a couple of days of sight seeing in Bikaner, the fort was badass, we took a 5:30am bus to Jaisalmer. Its a little eerie riding through an empty market in the morning, nothing looks the same without throngs of people and car horns blasting in your ears. As with our trip from Dharamshala, I realized that buses are not the optimal transportation for me. I think most of it has to do with trying to fold my legs up behind the seat, or having them stepped on out in the aisle, the joy of being 6'5".
Fortunately the bus ride was only six hours, and the most eventful part was a sudden stop to avoid taking out a goat, which led to 10 gallons of milk spilling on the floor of the bus. If you're not comfortable traveling on a bus, just let a little warm buffalo milk mixed with dirt wash over your feet...tasty. Of course navigating the throngs of touts at the bus station was the other fun part of the ride. They really want you to stay at their hotel and they don't take it well when you ignore them, one guy resorted to calling me stupid. After he said that I was just itching to stay at his quality establishment. Besides that Jaisalmer is beautiful, it has a really cool fort, and the whole town outside of the bus station is pretty low key. Tomorrow we head out to Khuri for a few days of desert solitude and a camel safari.
The bike route including our "ride" to Jaisalmer
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I love the map!
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