Chennai to Nepal

I was beginning to feel that i was a bit behind schedule, plus, i had my cheapo watch stolen off the bike, plus, i had my phone charging stuff and usb cable stolen so i decided to cut and run and get from Chennai to Nepal as quick as i could. I set off from Chennai on the 29th of October, sometimes riding as much as 14 hours in the day to make up for lost time. Finding safe places to rest up for the night was very difficult. I even camped out in the woods one night in order to escape the hoards of people that the bike attracts. However, after a while i realised that there were tigers in them theer woods so i packed up in complete darkness and cleared off again. Its not a very good idea to drive in India when its dark, but this was what i was prepared to do to ensure nothing else was stolen. One of my pictures shows a compressor room behind a petrol station that i slept in one night. The bike was out of sight so no one really knew i was there. In the morning i left the bike for about 3 minutes, during which time the charging stuff was stolen, what about that then?

I arrived on the border of Nepal on the 3rd of November. After sorting my carnet out at the Indian customs, then sorting my passport out at the immigration office, then exchanging my Indian rupees at the money exchange office, i was allowed to drive through no-mans land and into Nepal.

After sorting my passport out at the Nepalese immigration office, then sorting my carnet out at the customs office, i was allowed through into Nepal. The differences between the 2 countries was stark. I knew i was going to like Nepal.